The key problem is that copyright infringement by a private individual is regarded by the court as something so serious that it negates the right to privacy. It’s a sign of the twisted values that copyright has succeeded on imposing on many legal systems. It equates the mere copying of a digital file with serious crimes that merit a prison sentence, an evident absurdity.

This is a good example of how copyright’s continuing obsession with ownership and control of digital material is warping the entire legal system in the EU. What was supposed to be simply a fair way of rewarding creators has resulted in a monstrous system of routine government surveillance carried out on hundreds of millions of innocent people just in case they copy a digital file.

  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    To retain copyright:-

    $2^n for year n

    $1 for year 1

    $2 for year 2

    $4 for year 3

    $1k for year 10

    $32k for year 15

    $1m for year 20

    $1bn for year 30

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      5 months ago

      Why, though? It still pointlessly favors people who already have money. Just get rid of it.