[pp.int.general] International day of Sharing - September 12

[pietro]

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 01:11:54PM +0100, jamie king wrote:
> Just a question: if 'fair use' (which even in the US is a series of
> exceptions, really, not a right, and thus subject to the vagaries and
> interpretations of courts and lawyers) is all the 'pirate party' can
> come up why would it be called the 'pirate' party? 'Fair use' is
> supported by liberals the world over. In the UK, Channel 4 issues fair
> use guidelines to documentarists. Shouldn't a pirate party articulate
> policies that are more meaningful to its supporters and base?

As someone already said fair use or limits/exceptions are already part of
current copyright law. i see the "fair use day" as an oportunity to do outreach
and to inform people about copyright and our proposals to change it.

pietro

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