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

[Amelia Andersdotter]

2009/6/28 jamie king <jk.jamie at gmail.com>:
> material is part of their everyday lives? Are you saying that
> 'informing people about fair use' is a Pirate Party priority? If so,
> where does it sit compared to, for example, representing the millions
> of people whose everyday activity is considered increasingly illegal,

I have, I hope, something that begins to answer this:

currently we have a legislatory nightmare where copyright, patent
rights or related intellectual property rights can never be weakened,
only strengthened. What we need to do is break that hegemony.

Fair use, or as in Europe, exceptions and limitations in copyright, is
something most people, even our opponents, can't be against. It's the
perfect starting point for breaking the dogma of copyright never being
able to be weakened. Because who could be against the visually
impaired getting books more easily?

I think it's wrong if we look at copyright as a problem only from the
file-sharing perspective. Copyright legislation today is a labyrinth
of problems, layer upon layer of ridiculousness. We need to identify
problems and create solutions for each of those problems. Exceptions
and limitations also.

sincerely,

Amelia

> leading to them being surveilled, fined, harassed, imprisoned and so
> on? Where does the priority of 'informing people about fair use' sit
> against reforming the law in such a way that it can make sense to the
> vast majority of people, people who are indeed producing the sea-swell
> on which the Pirate Party is sailing?
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