What Is The Best Example Of Copyright Law Abuse?

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Slowly but surely, copyright law is transforming from something used to protect content creators into a tool to bludgeon burgeoning creativity and repress consumer rights. What is the most flagrant example of copyright law abuse that you are aware of?

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Do intellectual property laws have a negative or positive impact on society and culture?
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Happy Birthday

The reason why restaurant (any public establishment) staff are not allowed to sing happy birthday is because the song is legally owned by someone.

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Copyrighted Food

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Windows OEM License

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The DMCA, RIAA, and MPAA.

The constant contest of big content holders to hold the record for this topic's title.

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Mickey Mouse

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courtofmiracles 2 years ago

i hate copyright laws.

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tereck 1 year ago

good grup point grab!

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holotone 10 months ago

Though it's not specific to copyright, here's an excellent example of intellectual property law abuse:

Smartphones Patented — Just About Everyone Sued 1 Minute Later
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This topic was started by holotone holotone has 44,642 Grupie Points on October 17th, 2006. 97 grupies have voted on one or more of the 11 answers.

Tags: art, books, business, copyleft, copyright, family, gaming, history, hobbies, home, mpaa, music, photos, products, riaa, strange, technology, tv, websites

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