Copyright has long been accused of all evils by Silicon Valley : the battle over generative AI is on everyone's mind, but it's certainly not the first. American tech has always been particularly aggressive on the subject. The European Copyright Directive comes to mind, fought with huge wads of lobbying dollars and messianic astroturfing campaigns. But is copyright really an obstacle to innovation? Do all start-ups in France and Europe have a problem with copyright? What kind of innovation are we talking about, and what are the real short- and long-term issues behind the spiel ?
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