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confluence (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} confluence) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} otf_wank, |
Gah.
I do really fricking hate it when people use the word "stealing" to describe either plagiarism or copyright infringement. 1) It's emotive, inaccurate language used by companies lobbying for restrictive IP laws; 2) it further conflates these two separate things in the minds of idiots.
That said, this guy is a complete ass, since he apparently sees nothing wrong with a skanky company not only infringing the copyright of, but also plagiarising an independent artist (it's totally the same as sticking it to The Man by filesharing movies!!). Or, you know, the difference between trade secrets and content protected by copyright. Impassioned rants against the system kind of fall flat when you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
*squeegees*
I do really fricking hate it when people use the word "stealing" to describe either plagiarism or copyright infringement. 1) It's emotive, inaccurate language used by companies lobbying for restrictive IP laws; 2) it further conflates these two separate things in the minds of idiots.
That said, this guy is a complete ass, since he apparently sees nothing wrong with a skanky company not only infringing the copyright of, but also plagiarising an independent artist (it's totally the same as sticking it to The Man by filesharing movies!!). Or, you know, the difference between trade secrets and content protected by copyright. Impassioned rants against the system kind of fall flat when you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
*squeegees*
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