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"It may take iteration, but you have to start somewhere."

It's hitting the assembly floor. Whether this is good depends, imo, entirely on indie carveouts for revenue. I'm afraid of shortsighted legislation like certain sections of DMCA.

Talking about the problems now is important. "Add this or the harm is worth more than the benefit" isn't a blanket refutation, but it is a refutation of the existing bill



The DMCA does exactly what its proponents wanted. That is is a bad deal for society as a whole is another issue but this does not invalidate the entire concept of addressing injustices with new laws.




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