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"When Is A Copyright Infringement Not An Infringement?" Topic


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Covert Walrus16 Jul 2022 11:01 p.m. PST

When the person climing their rights are being infringed isn't –

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Andrew Walters17 Jul 2022 1:41 p.m. PST

A piquant example of a serious problem that will only get worse.

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP18 Jul 2022 1:02 p.m. PST

The problem is not in the law. It is people. Most people (including the complainant in this article) want this:

IF the allegation of IP violation is against me, no action can be taken until a full international tribunal has proved beyond all doubt that I have violated someone else's IP and all appeals have been exhausted. I shall be liable for no compensation for any established violation.

IF the allegation of IP violation is by me, the accused shall immediately stop all action – even tangentially related to what I said – and immediately pay me my demanded recompense. Then they can go to court for a few decades to legally decide if the allegation was false, in which case, I will set my own schedule for reimbursement of payments made to me only, but no damages.

It is similar to the arguments about ownership of IP:

I am perfectly content for someone else to feed, clothe, house me, and pay for my leisure activities while I develop some content, as well as fund all necessary tools and facilities for me to do so. This includes absorbing all costs of promotion and distribution of the content and funding me even while the content I develop is losing money. But as soon as something starts to turn a net profit, they have no rights to anything.

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