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Maybe when replying to a comment, you should stick to the reply button.

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But you are cherry picking outcomes. Does a police force, an army, a functioning society align with your personal values?

I agree government make mistakes, but that isn't an argument for getting rid of government, that's an argument for getting rid of mistakes.

Australia doesn't have Fair Use provision because it doesn't need it.

Australia allows use of copyrighted material for research/teaching purposes (up to a % limit). As in it isn't against the law at all. Where as Fair Use Provision is a defence, when you are charged with breach of copyright (much like "self defence" in an assault charge).

(This is how even in Australia, Teachers are allowed to photocopy material for classes, and Journalists can report on other materials without being sued). The Copyright Agency tries to police and charge royalties if applicable.

I don't think that's the case given a number of them are being sued by both Chinese and Foreign Broadcasters and media companies.

Others are pivoting into netflix-esque licensing businesses. They are like to media companies what Uber is to taxis, they are ignoring the rules to bring a better service, and it's working.

I think you don't follow Chinese news very much. They are heavily effected by terrorist attacks, low and high tech.

Also, I don't think China's position has anything to do with the peoples "fear" this is related to the governments position of trying to maintain it's power by staying on the right side of the information asymmetry the internet affords.

That isn't secure information... Emails often contain that info, which is kind of worse than HTTP.

While you are right it is a false dichotomy. It isn't completely made up either. Greatness can (often) be achieved through abusively pushing someone to their limits... Like most elite sports athletes...

Am I way off base thinking this?

... I'm pretty sure that is not the purpose of sports. The purpose from my perspective is: Advertising, Gambling, and entertainment. Since when has it been at all about exercise? Defensive Linesmen are hardly a "healthy exercise" motivation.

Sports that have little to do with exercise:

- Racing (Horse, car, hound)

- Chess

- MMA (While they are super fit, it isn't "healthy")

- Boxing

- Bowling

- Sumo (nothing healthy there)

... The list could go on, but I think I've made my point.

It's interesting that this a concern, as this is a greater level of privacy than what we've enjoyed anywhere else. I'm thinking in real world contexts.

1Password doesn't do that.

The internet works that way, and you seem to be fine with that. :\ Is it the "saftey issue"? i.e the internet can't crash you into a wall, it can only send you to rotton or steal your credit card...

I haven't really read the "outside foreign forces" line in chinese press. Where did you see that?

Chinese understand their government and the Hong Kong situation. So I don't know why the government would need to lie about it?

You are assuming the majority of chinese want a democratic government. I'm not sure that's true.

There is a weird "Us and Them" vibe from your comment.

Is the US/Australia/Uk's treatment of Julian Assange (as an example) not count as "oppressive regimes" and "...dissidents, protesters, and political opponents."?

How is that different to <insert country you were thinking of when you wrote "oppressive regimes"> ? (I ask honestly, not rhetorically)

Don't use Password managers because someone can always root a server and unerase deleted files.

Logic. Win.

Goldman Sachs.

Until most Chinese start believing their government is evil, and that there is a much better, more free way to live, not much will change.

Is their government evil? It seems to me that their government has been hugely successful in bringing about economic growth and spreading that wealth effectively. There is corruption within the government and the equivalent of a dynasty going on at the leadership level, but evil seems an incorrect assessment.

Also is there an example of a much better more free way to live (that continues to work at China's scale)?

Except it's 10x better than hipchat in almost every way. Price, funcationality, interop, apis, permissions, etc...

Apologises, I was a bit flippant, I merely meant fair-use wasn't a 'right'. It was instead a 'defence'. Saying it was like self-defence, was incorrect. You are correct.

But my point is, it is unlike other countries where it is a right (i.e. you cannot be taken to court at all for it).

If it was not 'for-profit' and public. It could be shared more freely. Meaning you'd ideally have a global effort towards drug R&D. This would easily dwarf any number the current US pharmaceuticals invest, or the NIH budget. Advances would be shared and make the cost of an advance cheaper.

Also if it were open (globally) countries could be the checks and balances for each other.

And no, pharma don't need marketing. Marketing is always used to trick people into buying things, or to create brand awareness, it's never about the good of the recipient. Dr's could simply have a database where they look up drugs and supporting material (i.e pull information rather than push marketing).

"Fair-use" is a legal defence, when you get sued. Just like 'self-defence' is a legal defence if you murder someone.

It does not mean you have the right. (Like in countries like Korea, or Australia, where you do have the right).

Well if we all disagreed in closed source voting systems. Then it would have 0 value...

I disagree. Modern day encryption has smashed a hole in massive social/political issues.

I would go the other way, engineering solutions (i.e Technology) dictate social and political problems.

Could an alternative DNS system fix this? Tor for DNS that both masked the lookup and the resulting IP would stop any type of filtering/blocking/take down etc? Coupled with https, to stop packet inspection?