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Why is it a problem that copyright laws are unable to keep pace with technology?
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∙ 12y ago
Because laws lag behind technology so significantly, with each advance there is a period where everyone is essentially guessing what the legal applications will eventually be. Rightsholders--and, frankly, legislators--tend to attempt to apply existing laws to new technology they view as similar, even when it makes no sense at all; then when it comes time to update the law, they just slide the new device or process in the section they've decided applies. Laws relating to mp3s, for example, were written in 1919 in response to that great new technology the player piano.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt devalues the intellectual property of creators, sometimes to the extent that they cannot afford to produce new works.
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