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10. hifiguy calls all U.S. copyright law since WWII the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act".

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 02:21 PM

Oct 2015

Disney appears to be the driving force behind all this life-plus-75 or whatever stuff.

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Why are so many upset about TPP's copyright provisions? [View all] Atman Oct 2015 OP

Lots of things about the TPP to hate but this isn't the mole hill to die on. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #2

Because they are awful. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #3

Yep portlander23 Oct 2015 #5

The ridiculous extensions of copyright duration hifiguy Oct 2015 #12

Disney's ENTIRE corporate image is based around Mickey Mouse. Atman Oct 2015 #15

Because the copyright laws do NOT exclusively apply to hifiguy Oct 2015 #16

VW's diesel-cheating software was protected from copying and analysis jberryhill Oct 2015 #6

That isn't true. Atman Oct 2015 #7

Unfortunately, the law on DRM workarounds is not at all that clear jberryhill Oct 2015 #8

Any of these provisions are tools for government overreach starroute Oct 2015 #9

If someone doesn't want me to share their shit, I don't. hunter Oct 2015 #11

Bingo. hifiguy Oct 2015 #17

Clear and concise. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #21

It really does not matter if we find one or two provisions jwirr Oct 2015 #14

All due respect, but... Atman Oct 2015 #20

The problem is that you're conflating concepts. Xithras Oct 2015 #22

Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution Generic Other Oct 2015 #23