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E-SPEAIT T5

 The Case for Copyright Reform by Christian Engström MEP & Rick Falkvinge was an interesting read overall. I wholly agree with the fact that copyright laws in modern times are outdated and still mostly functions on the times of yesteryear. The proposals made by the Pirate Party appeal to me in the sense that having more creative opportunity is always appreciated and making sure that those who wish to keep monopolies on content that should have long been available for fair use is laudable goal. The laws that the Pirate Party suggested changes and reforms too have their ups and things I agree with and some things I have worries about.  Moral Rights Unchanged, referring to the fact the moral rights of the creators of content to be recognized and protected is something I agree with, nothing much to diverge on this.  Free Non-Commercial Sharing, the concept that copyright should mainly be enforced on commercial copies rather than private ones. The idea sounds alright in concept that if