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minus-square@Telodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoThe military has sovereign immunity from actions regarding copyright.
minus-square@Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months ago“We’ve made a law saying we’re exempt from laws” Sounds like they took page from congress.
minus-square@Telodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoSovereign immunity predates Columbus’s voyages. It’s also pretty important for a functioning state.
minus-square@T156@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoBut for copyright infringement? That hardly seems relevant to military operations. I’m half-surprised that the media associations didn’t carve out an exception for that, or get their lobbyists to.
The military has sovereign immunity from actions regarding copyright.
“We’ve made a law saying we’re exempt from laws”
Sounds like they took page from congress.
Sovereign immunity predates Columbus’s voyages. It’s also pretty important for a functioning state.
But for copyright infringement? That hardly seems relevant to military operations.
I’m half-surprised that the media associations didn’t carve out an exception for that, or get their lobbyists to.