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How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards »

Last night, robots shut down the live broadcast of one of science fiction’s most prestigious award ceremonies. No, you’re not reading a science fiction story. In the middle of the annual Hugo Awards event at Worldcon, which thousands of people tuned into via video streaming service UStream, the feed cut off — just as Neil Gaiman was giving an acceptance speech for his Doctor Who script, “The Doctor’s Wife.” Where Gaiman’s face had been were the words, “Worldcon banned due to copyright infringement.” What the hell?

Wow. This is just absurd.

Posted 8 months ago from bookmarklet
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    Fuck everything about this.
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    Yep, and totally legit due to the “presumed guilty until proven innocent” stance of the existing DCMA; explain to me...
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    What????????
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    WHO COPYWRITED (copywrote? IDEK) NEIL GAIMAN’S FACE? What the actual fuck.
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    Yes it is WTF.. It was like slamming the door in front of Neil Gaiman..
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