This my fundamental problem with some of the propositions on this topic here.
I fundamentally disagree to only for one example in a thread here
have a copyright of 5 years for a Book Author. Many book authors could never finish their series without their first books becoming public domain or so.
On the other hand Everything created by corporations i.e. where a corporation not a single human holds a copyright can get fucked.
Exactly. This is something I’ve chewed on constantly for nigh on 20 years, and this is the best compromise I’ve been able to come up with. Smaller teams or individual creators need more copyright protections than large corporations, but the law doesn’t reflect that - and it’s why copyright is so widely abused as a result.
This ain’t working for the interests of the public anymore, and AI has exacerbated it (large corps getting settlements, smaller creators getting shafted). We need a new model entirely that addresses these issues.
Corporations don't create copyrighted work. Authors do and assign their rights over. I continue to think that people pontificating on this space would be well served to inform themselves about how the business is generally conducted, as I see so many comments made from assumptions about principles and not actual reference to actual copyright law.
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my take on this is to some advocates probably shocking. But I think you don't need to perfectly switch and never touch anything google again.
I personally just encourage people to take a look at what you are using, and if you could gradually change some of it. Who knows sometimes alternatives even offer better services. I am not saying never use anything google ever again. Just question your tools regularly and peruse the alternatives.
Sorry but thats a statement thats just willfully ignorant.
Yes people need to have access to their financials when under way.
That can range for PushTans, CreditCard Confirmations, to checking their budgets, moving something from one account to another, topping up your Prepaid Card. Or just being able to Pay with a Card on your Phone when you forgot your Wallet.
Sure you could say I do not go out and do not need that but realistically this is just how the world works now.
How about using cash for all of this? This has the added benefit of not enabling tracking by financial institutions in addition to tracking by Google, the phone OEM, and possibly other third parties.
Sorry if i may have formulated this a bit harshly. I may have replied to your comment becaause it was far up and its a common argument. Often made in bad faith.
You don't get TANs in the browser, can't tap "approve" on the application-only notification, can't pay with the banking app (for those banks which offer it) without the banking app.
...and willfully ignorant given that some banks are mobile (app) only.
even the science funding isn't that great sadly.
Someone realy needs to explain to the EU people how important an Independant Tech and Technology stack would be.
Also the IT Administrators that may be skilled in Windows Server and similar but less so in Linux. Thats something that beeds to be taken into account. Can be changed they can learn new things, but that takes time.
Time is not a problem. Keeping up with Microsoft takes time and investment too. Especially right now as they're changing stuff around on a monthly basis in their rabiate urge to sell copilot.
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