Arts advocate. Warning about libertarian definitions of freedom that fail to consider asymmetrical power since 1996. Secular humanist writing about religion.
Feb 16, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
A number of people have asked me why I get so bothered by crypto/blockchain/NFTS/Web3 when no one is making me participate against my will. It has come up enough times that I thought it merited a response. A thread.
whether I participate or not, these developments shape the world in which we all live. They’re best considered political movements, or manifestations of a political movement. That political movement is uber-libertarianism, & its goal is to destroy the institutions of democracy.
Oh, where to start? A short/incomplete 🧵 on some aspects of YouTube’s transparency report. 1/? musically.com/2021/12/07/you…
“YouTube has given rightsholders opportunities to earn 💰 from their own & user-generated content through our subscription-based & ad-supported models.”
@aram@CMSImpact “The bad news? Comms scholars were all too often unaware of their fair use rights, despite their beliefs that they understood the law. W/o this knowledge, they can’t assert their rights when it matters most.”
“Rights” can be understood from both a legal & non-legal perspective. Legally speaking, fair use is an affirmative defense, not a “right” as expressed by the Supreme Court in Campbell, & recently highlighted by the 9th Circuit in ComicMix. 2/4 cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opin…
