Copyright does more harm than good and should be abolished

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Copyright law does more harm than good and should be abolished.

What commenters are saying

Commenters split: some argue copyright protects individuals against big tech scraping data without payment, while others say it only benefits large corporations and stifles creativity, remixing, and scientific sharing. Critics point to asymmetric enforcement favoring Big Corps, citing examples like Sci-Hub and patent trolling. A few call for reform (e.g., 28-year terms) rather than full abolition, noting copyleft licenses like GPL rely on copyright.