[Noisebridge-discuss] Just say no to SOPA

[Bill Pollock]

I don't see why not. Fair use has worked fine for many years. I've
never had a problem interpreting or applying it.

That's not to say that the doctrine of fair use doesn't demand
different interpretation in the age of the Internet but I haven't
found it to be a problem so far. Times change and laws change, but
that doesn't mean that the law needs to be completely revamped when
times change.

But that's just my opinion as a publisher who doesn't spend his nights
dreaming about pirates unless I'm the leader of the buccaneers.

Bill

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 4:52 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>
>    I'd like to understand the line between fair use
> and SOPA protections.
>
> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120103/08423917261/why-sopa-would-be-disaster-scientific-publishing.shtml
>
>    i.e. will fair use arguments sufficiently protect
> dissemination of knowledge (vs theft of some expression
> such as Pirates of the who knows what)?
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2012-01-14 at 13:07 -0800, Bill Pollock wrote:
>> As many of you know, I'm a publisher, and I'm against SOPA.
>>
>> Please share my thoughts if they'll help.
>>
>> http://nostarch.com/blog/just-say-no-sopa.htm
>>
>
>



-- 
William Pollock, Founder
No Starch Press