lmao I like how billionaires can do the absolute tiniest charitable things imaginable and newspapers across the world will report on it and praise them like they are so noblepic.twitter.com/pxJTz5lvRc
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Also who even knew that some of our tax dollars were going to a billionaire for the privilege of teachers being able to read Harry Potter out loud. Our copyright laws are barbaric.
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Jeff Bezos has $100 billion 20% of his employees qualify for food stamps and Amazon paid $0 in federal income taxes. Yet when .1% of his net worth is donated to charity he's praised for his "philanthropic efforts."
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We've established a social order in which it is possible for one man to amass a fortune in the billions whereas, the rest of us have to work minimum wage and are one paycheck away from financial ruin.
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I'm pretty educational use is already legal under US copyright law, so she's generously going to not sue teachers who aren't breaking any laws any way?
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I think the key word here is "online"
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Is that correct? Doesn't copyright law allow exceptions for tuition purposes?
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What she basically says: "I do this awful stuff, but I'll stop it for now to not look like an horrible person in this time of crisis"
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Yes. Our copyright law is barbaric, that's why
@jk_rowling DOES deserve a pat on the back for this. Even the first edition of Alice in Wonderland was not allowed to be read out loud.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure it's the broadcasting it on the internet part which causes issues, not just the reading it out loud. In any case, clearly she agrees the rules are stupid.
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You should be allowed to do that for free. Whatever happened to free speech?
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