[goodpoint]

No, they were supposed to protect creators. Now they protect big corps and harm small ones and people.

[chrismcb]

I'm not sure how they (copyrights? Patents?) Harm small ones and people?

For copyrights it works be nice to get some of our culture sooner, but I don't think it harms us. Same for patents. You can make an argument that both should be shorter. I would also accept that software patents shouldn't exist)I think they are definitely rubber stamped to much) but how is the small creator harmed?

[LtWorf]

They patent anything, and DCMA takedowns are basically random. After that, if you can't afford lawyers you're screwed regardless of the validity of the claim.

[goodpoint]

Orgs with big budgets create large patent portfolios that use as a legal weapon against small companies. It's widely documented.

[kasey_junk]

I don’t know how you can hold the position that copyrights do that but patents don’t.

[goodpoint]

I never said that and I don't. Both copyrights and patents are being weaponized by big players.

[johnnyanmac]

so... like copyright?