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As someone with a bit of a distance to this, this seems grotesque, bizarre, and disconcerting. That the law is not free is The Onion material. I cannot fathom how one must fight before a court for it.

This extreme hypercapitalism is disturbing.

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I'm not even particularly affected by the issue in general. When I was reading my state law and found it referenced standards you can't publicly access, I was unreasonably peeved. I wrote letters to my representatives and congressmen about it but didn't expect much.

I felt endorphins reading this today because this is the first time I've heard of the government not fucking something up in months. It's a Dumb and Dumber "So you're saying there's a chance" kind of satisfying moment.

I'm hopeful Disney & friends finally get the middle finger in 2023 on copyright extension.

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