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by bediger4000 316 days ago
The tension between freedom of speech and copyright monopoly is supposed to be resolved by (a) limited term and (b) fair use.

Problems arise bevause courts haven't been very clear about what that limit is, and determining whether a use is fair use or not requires going to trial, which is expensive, and admitting you violated copyright first.

Getting an enforceable copyright and then enforcing it ends up being possible only for the wealthy. Everyone else has their free speech taken away.