Comment by soraminazuki

This is yet another example of how utterly disingenuous the stated purpose of intellectual property laws are. There's all this talk from proponents about how it protects the little guys from abuse by big corporations, yet in reality it's the exact opposite every single time. Rights are taken away from the public with the force of the law while big businesses trample on the law to steal from individuals. For all the talk here about the best course of action being to "just" give in, things will keep getting progressively worse until there is collective action.