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Opinion, Telecommunications - Tuesday, February 28, 2012 15:49 - 36 Comments
Why AFACT is wrong (and always will be)
This blog post was authored by Mozart Palmer, a spokesperson for Pirate Party Australia. It was published in reaction to this article by AFACT executive director Neil Gane, which argues that the controversial SOPA/PIPA and ACTA anti-piracy laws being debated internationally have been been unfairly criticised.
opinion Copyright lobbyists love to use words like ‘stealing’ and ‘piracy’ to describe sharing copyrighted materials online. ‘Theft’ is another word commonly applied by these copyright protectionists to what is already a widespread practice. The expression ‘copyright theft’ is a paradox: it is impossible to take away a person’s right to copy information or ideas. ‘Theft’ is used to misinform the public, media and, most importantly, lawmakers, in order to outlaw what many see as perfectly normal behaviour.
We are taught from a very early age to share, and in the Information Age, where sharing information, ideas and culture is incredibly easy, it is only natural for people to continue to do so.
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