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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The military has sovereign immunity from actions regarding copyright.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"We've made a law saying we're exempt from laws"

Sounds like they took page from congress.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sovereign immunity predates Columbus’s voyages. It’s also pretty important for a functioning state.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

But for copyright infringement? That hardly seems relevant to military operations.

I'm half-surprised that the media associations didn't carve out an exception for that, or get their lobbyists to.