Please keep in mind that it's not solely IP law that is the problem. It is how the law is being used. And who is (and is not) using it.
By and large, those who hold the lion's share of the world's enforceble IPR and are doing the lion's share of enforcement of that IP are not indviduals of average income.
If we talk about "civil liberties" maybe we should talk about every individual's rights to register IP and to enforce their IPR. Under the current systems, ownership and enforement of IP is concentrated in the hands of the few, not the many.
As you might guess, most of the world's IP is under corporate control by large corporations.
Why can't the average individual own and enforce IP with the same effectiveness? Examine the systems for registering and enforcing IP and see why.
By and large, those who hold the lion's share of the world's enforceble IPR and are doing the lion's share of enforcement of that IP are not indviduals of average income.
If we talk about "civil liberties" maybe we should talk about every individual's rights to register IP and to enforce their IPR. Under the current systems, ownership and enforement of IP is concentrated in the hands of the few, not the many.
As you might guess, most of the world's IP is under corporate control by large corporations.
Why can't the average individual own and enforce IP with the same effectiveness? Examine the systems for registering and enforcing IP and see why.