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Originally Posted by gideongallery
so only the people benefiting from the law get to give input, all the people who are the victims of the law are completely excluded.
you just made the point of the article again.
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His point in the article is that those who make/create copyrighted materials should not be included in the policymaking process. I disagree. I think they should have a voice in it.
However, when it comes to consumers of those products I would not be wholly opposed to them having a say, just not as much of one. Should it be equal? No. The reason is simple. I am creating the material. I am spending my time, energy and money to create this material therefore I should be allowed the ability to have a say in how it is protected. I would not be opposed to those who would buy/consume my material getting an opinion on these protection laws, but it shouldn't hold as much weight as mine the creator of the material.
Let me ask you this: Should consumers have the right to tell lawmakers to pass laws forcing companies to set specific prices for products? Say, for example, shoes. Should the people be able to have such influence over the lawmakers that the lawmakers force Nike to sell their shoes for a maximum of $15 per pair? Should Nike not have a say in this and be allowed to explain why they charge what they charge?
And stop throwing around the word victim. People are not victims of copyright law. A victim is someone who is harmed or damaged as a result of a crime. Nobody was ever harmed by buying a DVD and if they feel the copyright laws are so strict that they are harmed when they do so, they are willingly harming themselves.