At most they could maybe remove it for Chrome users. But unless Google is going to start editing 3rd party websites, I don’t see how they could remove copy/paste entirely.

More to the point, why would they?

More to the point, why would they?

Why wouldn’t they want more direct control over how content is shared online? They control essentially the only web browser and the internet is more centralized under a few corporations than it ever has been…

Well because it would be akin to taking away the ability to right click from an operating system. It’s been basic functionality for many years and would enrage hundreds of millions of users and drive them to another browser over night.

What other browser?

Firefox, one of its forks, or one of the up and coming ones. Or webkit based ones. Or if on apple, safari.

Are you comfortable actually pointing to those as realistic alternatives for most everybody?

I see endless rows of corporate silos and a couple of niche little hobbiest communities off to the side, I do not see an environment where corporations can’t do whatever the hell they want.

Don’t get me wrong, I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think I am.