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Copyright Issues

There is a fundamental problem with the DMCA. It is called the US Constitution specifically: "To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8). The issue is the copyright length is longer than needed to 'promote the progress of science and useful arts'. As envisioned, 'limited times' was a few years not lifetime plus. Also, most works have a very limited active sales life when the vast majority of the sales occur. While not usually debated, one could argue that much of what is copyrighted fails the definition of 'useful arts'. Porn certainly would not meet the definition of 'useful arts'.

'in this context it should only be held liable it is was being "willfully blind" to the issue.'

Was the proof reader "willfully blind" to this, or am I being "willfully blind" to what "it is was" means?

Some books on particular useful arts ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxed/dp/0321751043/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535188762&sr=8-1&keywords=the+art+of+computer+programming

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Kama-Sutra-Intimate-Pleasure-ebook/dp/B003MQLRQA/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535189027&sr=1-2&keywords=kama+sutra+book

As a programmer I get more practice in one art than the other.

I just haven't got that art of living a balanced lifestyle. Someone else has the copyright it seems.

Where are the headline bots of the future

all I got was that wetware-generated tugline...

Sounds familiar

"brazenly rich only from others' content, never pays for any content it publishes, knows the content is infringing, has full control over what is published on its platform, does not have to terminate known repeat infringers… and enjoys full immunity from copyright law."

Sounds like quite a lot of the internet, if you ask me, including some quite well-known names.

Porn is VERY USEFULL to VERY MUCH PEOPLE,

don't kidd yourselves.

I can certainly see the ISPs point

...after all, would this legislation "feature creep" it's way to requiring the Post Office and every parcel courier service to open up and examine every item they move to make sure it's not drugs or counterfeit? Because that's what the rights holders are demanding the ISPs do. There are costs, sometimes significant costs, in doing this but no sign of the rights holders offering to pay for this service they are demanding. After all, their is a free investigative service they can use to check this out. They are called Law Enforcement and I'm sure they would be more than happy to investigate any allegations that are made with good legal standing :-)

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Guys, this is a huge deal. If they close this loophole and force isps to keep records of all internet traffic, we’re going to need to build the internet 2.0 with encryption that makes it IMPOSSIBLE to keep records. DMCA is evil and they want to give it more teeth! Fuck this!

Be careful what you ask for , Kieren

A change to the DMCA's safe harbor provision may be the next big adjustment for the internet.

Be careful what you ask for. In this Mickey Mouse¹ era, the changes you get are very likely not what you'll want.

_{¹ Irony definitely intended...}