I find it good that the concept of IP is collapsing, but this shows clearly the corporate dishonesty around it. For decades corporate sites and APIs have pushed all sorts of illegal EULAs and ToSs in attempt to e.g. ban scraping. Now suddenly all of this is scrapped, with of course no explanations given as to why.
IP isn't collapsing for anyone with the means and connections to enforce the law. Microsoft is essentially pickpocketing the peasantry, while steering clear of the feudal lords like Netflix and Google, who can hit back.
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I find it good that the concept of IP is collapsing, but this shows clearly the corporate dishonesty around it. For decades corporate sites and APIs have pushed all sorts of illegal EULAs and ToSs in attempt to e.g. ban scraping. Now suddenly all of this is scrapped, with of course no explanations given as to why.
IP isn't collapsing for anyone with the means and connections to enforce the law. Microsoft is essentially pickpocketing the peasantry, while steering clear of the feudal lords like Netflix and Google, who can hit back.