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Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 17:51:21 JST Cory Doctorow

Rights don't give you power. People with power claim rights. Giving a "right" to someone powerless just transfers it to someone more powerful than them. Nowhere is this more visible than in copyright fights, where creative workers are given new rights that are immediately hoovered up by their bosses.
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