Copyright preemption is a long-standing legal doctrine. Congress makes copyright laws. State law and contract law has to give way.
They can still use EU law to extract money, just not as much.
I don’t think it’s entirely clear what effect a login-wall would have. Facebook has been quite successful with that technique in the past. So there are some precedents. But I think today there is more understanding for the harmful effects these had.
Not saying you’re wrong, but it’s a bit late for that. EG Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc. was decided in 2009. We can only hope that these mistakes are not repeated.
I don’t understand why people here are so gung-ho on intellectual property. It doesn’t fit with the values that are otherwise espoused here and I worry that it indicates a more general rightward shift in economic policy preference.
Copyright preemption is a long-standing legal doctrine. Congress makes copyright laws. State law and contract law has to give way.
They can still use EU law to extract money, just not as much.
I don’t think it’s entirely clear what effect a login-wall would have. Facebook has been quite successful with that technique in the past. So there are some precedents. But I think today there is more understanding for the harmful effects these had.
Public communication platforms host the commons of discourse. Enclosing these commons away from us, should be met with savage reprisals.
Not saying you’re wrong, but it’s a bit late for that. EG Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc. was decided in 2009. We can only hope that these mistakes are not repeated.
I don’t understand why people here are so gung-ho on intellectual property. It doesn’t fit with the values that are otherwise espoused here and I worry that it indicates a more general rightward shift in economic policy preference.