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| DATE | 2026-05-05 |
| FROM | Richard Stallman
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] amicus - complaint cleaned version...
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I think I see why you're unhappy with the stance of that amicus brief.
You criticize the existing copyright law on principle and advocate
substantial changes. (So do I -- see
https://gnu.org/philosophy/copyright-vs-community.html.)
The text that was posted limits itself to the narrow the question of
whether a defendant who prevails based on fair use is entitled to have
per legal fees paid by the plaintiff. It does not criticize any of
the framework that that is part of. So it disagrees with your broader
stance, and with mine.
I expect that the lawyers wrote it that way because they believe that
gives the best chance of helping the defendant. If so, I trust that
they know what they are doing. So I hope that amicus does get filed.
But I would not put my name to it, because that would imply I agree
with the assumptions it is based on. I do not want people to think
that.
Maybe this point applies to you, too.
I hope there are others who could submit it, others who don't object
to the basic stance as we do.
--
Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
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