From af68854aac576d0ed45e9118f80e0a85cff029c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:38:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Copyright maximalists --- entries/copyright maximalists.txt | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 entries/copyright maximalists.txt diff --git a/entries/copyright maximalists.txt b/entries/copyright maximalists.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7898d5c --- /dev/null +++ b/entries/copyright maximalists.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +copyright maximalists + +Individuals or organisations who seek to enforce copyright to the +maximum possible extent, beyond any level which could be deemed as being +reasonable or proportionate. For example, maximalists seek to have +users disconnected from the internet after three accusations of +copyright infringement or may try to sue university students for +hundreds of thousands of dollars after they are discovered to have +downloaded a few mp3 files. Maximalists always vigorously reject any +notion of the "fair use" of copyrighted materials and prefer prosecution +rather than negotiation. \ No newline at end of file