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Cory Doctorow proposes that Canada break ranks with international IP law enforcement (pluralistic.net)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by MajorHavoc@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Cory recommends a response for Canada to the USA's promised tariffs: break ranks on oppressive IP laws and build a local right-to-repair economy.

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[–] orclev@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Copyright isn't a stupid concept in the digital age, if anything it's more important than ever but it is grossly out of control and needs to be severely curtailed (along with all other IP law). Copyright needs to go back to what it was originally intended as, a short term monopoly on a creative work. Something like 10 to 20 years. The current 100+ year copyright durations are absolutely ridiculous and never should have been allowed.