This is what our screwed up copyright law has always been leading to. It was conceived to be used as a shield, to protect against others profiting off of your own creative work. It is being used as a sword, to censor and oppress anyone with an innovative mind.

Monopolies smash down content creators or cover their content with ads. Companies spam copyright flags with no repercussions. "Fair use" is a nebulous term that is considered on a case-by-case basis, effectively weighting the law towards monopolies and away from creative content creators.

Once, copyright/patent law was intended to protect creators for a time, and then to expire to encourage further ingenuity and to promote the natural growth of American culture. Today, copyright "protection" has grown to extend for lifetimes, creating invulnerable super-monopolies, stagnating our cultural development, and hindering our scientific progress.

It is another part of the system that needs an overhaul.

This is what our screwed up copyright law has always been leading to. It was conceived to be used as a shield, to protect against others profiting off of your own creative work. It is being used as a sword, to censor and oppress anyone with an innovative mind.

Just another broken part of the system that needs a complete overhaul.