@mcc it's kinda gross that the only (current) way to meaningfully and tangibly refuse to be exploited by the mass commercialised theft of the commons is to, well, commercialise the commons.
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@mcc it's kinda gross that the only (current) way to meaningfully and tangibly refuse to be exploited by the mass commercialised theft of the commons is to, well, commercialise the commons. 4 comments
@gsuberland @mcc The artists occasionally tried using the cudgel, but the opponents brought an AK47 to the courtroom... |
@mcc although if there's an angstrom-thick silver lining to this whole thing, it's that it has proved incontrovertibly that copyright law was only ever intended to be used as a cudgel by the wealthy and powerful, and never to protect the rights of the individual artist.