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I think you missed the point.

Technology has made enforcing copyright impossible, and any attempt to enforce it just hinders technological advancement, while still not solving the global enforceability of copyright.

Lets stop wasting our time on this concept, the laws around it and the whole debate. Copyright is dead.

I'm arguing lets move on.



> Technology has made enforcing copyright impossible

Has it? I think not. Governments could require AI training companies on Western markets to respect robots.txt (with strict fines for violators), and nations who do not respect this should be cut off of the Internet anyway.


Let me point to two things

1. China (they don't care about your copyright)

2. No single entity controls internet access. (thank god)


> 1. China (they don't care about your copyright)

They don't but we can (and should have) sanctioned them to oblivion until they care.

> 2. No single entity controls internet access. (thank god)

Force the large telecom providers in Western nations and the banks to cut ties.

We have the possibilites, all we need is politicians with guts to actually pull it off.




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