I fucked with the title a bit. What i linked to was actually a mastodon post linking to an actual thing. but in my defense, i found it because cory doctorow boosted it, so, in a way, i am providing the original source here.

please argue. please do not remove.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    theft rape and murder are criminal matters. copyright is civil

    It’s…a civil crime. Not sure what your point is.

    the courts can adjudicate every individual case.

    Just like theft, rape and murder…

    • @[email protected]OP
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      31 year ago

      Just like theft, rape and murder…

      except that sometimes those are statutory. fair use claims cannot be statutory.