Comments on: Internet users and authors say “no!” to more rights for publishers https://communia-association.org/2016/06/17/internet-users-and-authors-say-no-to-more-rights-for-publishers/ Website of the COMMUNIA Association for the Public Domain Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Dermott Hayes https://communia-association.org/2016/06/17/internet-users-and-authors-say-no-to-more-rights-for-publishers/#comment-64348 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:31:35 +0000 http://communia-association.org/?p=2312#comment-64348 As a former freelance journalist and now, as an author and self publisher, I have experienced both sides of this tangle but as an active participant in the internet, my main interest is in free speech and thought, without hindrance. These are all aspirations that are difficult to reconcile, particularly when one side tries to grab more than they ever owned.

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