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EarlKing10/01/20242 repliesview on HN

Pretty sure he's talking about the way things should be, not the way things are. The way things should be: None of this would be a problem. The way things are: Brewster Kahle is jeopardizing the archive's mission with his cavalier attitude towards copyright that is causing the archive to lose lawsuit after lawsuit. While fighting bad law is certainly a good thing, maybe imperiling the archive in the process is not. Unfortunately, such nuanced takes seem to be lost on people who treat these issues as a form of team sports and demand you either be simply pro- or anti-.


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mmooss10/01/2024

> While fighting bad law is certainly a good thing ...

... you still require a winning strategy and winning execution, or you've only done harm.

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freejazz10/01/2024

> Pretty sure he's talking about the way things should be, not the way things are.

Well, I made my distinction, which you clearly read and were aware of but made this post anyway.

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