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Ad Blocking Infringes Copyright? Ancient Sony Cheat Lawsuit May Prove Pivotal

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Ad Blocking Infringes Copyright? Ancient Sony Cheat Lawsuit May Prove Pivotal

Does ad blocking infringe a publisher's copyrights? Germany's highest court believes the outcome in an ancient Sony case may help it decide.

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Show threadgrueJul 30, 2024

Forcing my computer to display ads infringes on my actual property rights as owner of the machine.

It’s beyond the pale that we’re even contemplating letting Imaginary Property “rights” (read: temporary privileges) trump actual property rights, let alone actually doing it.

Show threadunalivejoyJul 30, 2024

my actual property rights as owner of the machine

Very poor choice of words

Show threadgrue
Why? Do you think I’m not the one who owns my computer? Do you think computers aren’t property? Defend your position; explain what you mean.
Jul 30, 2024 at 3:18pmWeb
Show threadunalivejoyJul 30, 2024
My point is companies would love if you didn’t own your own computer and I wouldn’t be surprised if they got some legislation through to let them license it that way.
Show thread🖖USS-EthernetJul 30, 2024
Then I guess they need to start providing the hardware for free, because if I paid for it…it’s MINE and I can do what I want with it.
Show threadunalivejoyJul 30, 2024
Your ISP already leases your modem.
Show threadSalixJul 30, 2024

Not when you use your own modem

I’m not going to rent Comcast’s modem/access point combo. It sucks.

Show threadLaurel RavenJul 31, 2024
Out of curiosity, what do you recommend? Last time I went looking the options sucked (though part of that was we still had a landline and that seriously limits your choices)
Show threadInFerNoJul 30, 2024
Then clearly you are leasing it, not owning it. If your ISP allows it, as many do, you could use your own modem, and then it is indeed yours.
Show threadgrueJul 30, 2024

If your ISP allows it, as many do

It really ought to be all of them. I mean, c’mon, we already decided this decades ago!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carterfone#Landmark_regulat…

Carterfone - Wikipedia

Show threadrichmondezJul 30, 2024
Tell that to console manufacturers. Or Apple for that matter.
Show thread🖖USS-EthernetJul 31, 2024
That’s why I own neither of those things.
Show threadgrueJul 30, 2024
How is accurately framing their tyrannical feudalistic scheming a poor choice of words on my part?