• @terranoid@lemmy.cafe
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    I honestly see this copyright failure to kind of mark a massive decline in the US. Not that I loved the copyright system, but they protected patents and intellectual property like crazy and now they gave up.

    We’re the kind of country where I wouldn’t be surprised to see people selling bootleg movies and games on the street for a quick buck. It’s a symptom of a failing economy and bureaucracy that won’t regulate anything.

    • inari
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      24 hours ago

      they protected patents and intellectual property like crazy and now they gave up.

      I don’t think this is true, lawsuits just take a long time. And I wish this was true, at least for software patents. Those should NOT exist.