>>196542
>And then in the late 20th the corporations started deciding that copyright law was whatever they said it was and they started getting judges to agree.
Yes, and no. From what I know of the copyright laws, companies began playing fast and loose with them since the 50's. One infamous case of
King Kong where Universal argued (And won) that the original work was in public domain back in 1976, only to then turn around and sue Nintendo in '82 over
Donkey Kong (A case which they lost). Then, there's also the fact that, with how recorded music was becoming a booming industry with radio and rock-n-roll, artists unknowingly signed away all of their rights to their music because they didn't care compared to all the money they were receiving (Until all of that came to end and wondered what happened). Even then, the courts to tend be rather loose when it comes to copyright of "ideas" (Such as Data East losing the lawsuit over Epyx making a
Karate Champ clone, Capcom losing the lawsuit against Data East for their
SF2 clone) but are quick to call people out when they are acting like law-skirting Kikes (Xio losing against the Tetris company over their selling of
Mino, a literal
Tetris game in all but name).
In regards to how things are handled when it comes to things like modern internet piracy and videos on Jewtube. It's a mixed bag because companies have taken upon a policy of what is known as "Largess" (Basically, legal inaction). Companies are not taking down every piracy website, because there are far too many and logistics have shown that piracy helps sales and increases the company's influence and control (Especially in software), but they do occasionally take one down for the purposes of using them as an example of what
could happen. Even then, despite how legal someone may be operating when it comes to the largess and "fair use" question, most cases are either settled or end in favor of the company because the average individual
NEVER thinks to save up enough money to hire a real lawyer or legal time to protect themselves. That's not to mention the fact that your average individual never learned how the legal system operates unless they actually go to law school.