rian

Might I recommend not using the prev/next executables and instead adding another directory level to indicate search page, e.g. ytfs/search/1/video.mp4

would make it easy to reexport this file system, e.g. Over http or smb.

I think it's a safe assumption that most Netflix subscribers want to watch Netflix on their TV with ease.

My grandpa has a Netflix account. If he wants to buy a tv that can play Netflix, It's so much easier for me to tell him "buy a TV with the Netflix logo" than "buy a TV and then buy either chromecast/Apple tv/roku."

Just because literally everyone you know uses those platforms doesn't mean they have meaningful pull either. That's unless you know every TV owner in the world. Your anecdotal experience is irrelevant compared to the average experience of the hundreds of millions of TV owners across the country and world.

Most Netflix subscribers (edit from people) just want to watch Netflix on their TV. If you're buying a new TV, the easiest way to do that is to get one that supports Netflix out of the box.

I think you're in the minority. Most TV owners don't have xbox or chromecast. Netflix bundled with a TV strictly reduces the friction to watch Netflix.

Or in other words

The way you feel when you can't use GPL code in your startup

Is the same way I feel when I can't use Mickey Mouse or Mario for a toy in my toy company.

> That doesn't mean you have to support every particular choice about how it is wielded

I never wrote you have to support how it's wielded but that it is wielded. Your freedom of speech analogy doesn't apply to what I wrote.

I agree with your last point, but I think that's exactly the job of lawmakers. Once you've found an abuse of the law, you refine the law. You don't just throw your hands up and say "well the pros outweigh the cons." Legislation isn't futile. In this specific case, copyright law has only grown more powerful without any significant negative feedback.

All I'm saying is, if you feel there is something wrong with the GPL, well it's not the only instance of copyright abuse and maybe you should focus on copyright law itself, not the GPL.

It's possible but it's not logical!

If one supports the level of power that current copyright law provides for authors, then you must support the fact that any particular author wields it. If you think the author is abusing power, then that means the current copyright law is too broad, and if it's too broad you ultimately don't agree with the law.

hehe someone has been watching house of cards a bit too earnestly.