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dumnezero ( dumnezero@piefed.social )  to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 months ago

Time for Europe to Use the Nuclear Option: Attack US Patent and Copyright Monopolies

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Time for Europe to Use the Nuclear Option: Attack US Patent and Copyright Monopolies

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dumnezero ( dumnezero@piefed.social )  to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 months ago
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  • TheObviousSolution ( TheObviousSolution@thebrainbin.org ) 
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    AI is ignoring so many IP laws while the US government continues to push and collude with its cartels, all the while making sure the technology bubble is all AI and is all US centered. The EU certainly needs to do something, but I imagine many in the EU don’t want to put their own IP at risk.

    • huppakee ( huppakee@piefed.social ) 
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      don’t want to put their own IP at risk.

      Understandably if you ask me. Instead of abolishing copyright laws we should just quiet quit on protecting US intellectual property and let everyone get away with infringing us copyright and give back the peoples access to to open seas 🏴‍☠️.

  • Bazell ( Bazell@lemmy.zip ) 
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    You don’t need army and nukes to fuck up the USA. All you need is to hit its economy.

  • StoneyPicton ( StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca ) deleted by creator
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    Years ago they gave Apple a patent for using your face to open your phone, neither of which are technologies with any link to Apple. That’s all you need to know.

  • pedroapero ( pedroapero@lemmy.ml ) 
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    That’s exactly the point made by Cory Doctorow during his talk at the Chaos Communication Congress 2025: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet

    Europe should revoke US privileges that came along with free market agreements. Tarifs broke the agreements, so Europe let’s stop complying on your side too.

  • gressen ( gressen@lemmy.zip ) 
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    How about EU doesn’t attack anything but rather just repair a broken and outdated relationship?

    • dumnezero ( dumnezero@piefed.social ) OP
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      Sounds very one sided.

    • FurryMemesAccount ( FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      Been trying, seems to have no effect.

      I’m down to destroy patents, copyrights and all, I’m against those on principle anyway.

  • HubertManne ( HubertManne@piefed.social ) 
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    this does get me. What is the us leverage at this point? Why is any coutry going along at this point with our crazy ip laws?

  • tirateimas ( tirateimas@lemmy.pt ) 
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    I approve the “Cory Doctorow’s law”.

  • Zwiebel ( Zwiebel@feddit.org ) 
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    This shit is two months old??

  • DaGreenGobbo ( DaGreenGobbo@feddit.uk ) 
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    Certainly an interesting prospect. Good to see you hear on the fediverse too!

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