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The founder of a site that provided fan-created subtitles has lost his appeal against a conviction for copyright infringement. In 2017 a Swedish court found that the unauthorized distribution of movie subtitles is a crime, sentencing the then 32-year-old to probation and a fine. The Court of Appeal has now largely upheld that earlier verdict.
(Score: 2) by dry on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:00AM (4 children)
Most all creative works are built on others creative works. That's the way it is with humanity and has been probably since before we were human. It's part of what makes us human, telling stories is a survival trait, the tribe that told stories about the croc in the waterhole survived better then the tribe that didn't tell stories.
Now we have idiots who don't understand that stories lead to more stories and want to lock everything up without thinking about where new stories will come from.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @03:08AM (3 children)
No one is arguing otherwise.
What people are arguing is that you need to interact with others voluntarily—build on others' work with their blessing (or at least without their explicit disapproval).
Get it yet?
(Score: 2) by dry on Tuesday March 27 2018, @03:53AM (2 children)
Why? Building on others work is a natural right.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @04:04AM (1 child)
I suggest you work with others to ensure that you are indeed building on others work rightfully.
Until you have that confirmation, you are existing in a perilous fashion.
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:49PM
What steps should an individual take to convince a publisher to become willing to work with said individual rather than continue a blanket policy of refusing to work with individuals?