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I feel that it is very hard to draw a hard line (in terms of number protected-by-copyright-years) and make things so black and white, while there is clearly a grey area and a lot of individual cases that seem to require specific ruling, but this is the case with almost all legislation. So: frustrating, but understandable.

Thank you for your view on the matter and your work.

I think copyright, when looking at its definition, does not grant you the right to be protected against the way the NSA would use your data.

I am sorry, I haven't used it yet myself, so I can't help you on a technical level with this, but you could ask in /r/Android, of course, and otherwise you could try android.stackexchange.com.

Second question would depend on the app. Because most people click through these terms without thinking, there may be some tendency for the lawyer that writes them to just lump everything in there to be on the safe side. But by and large - I'd say that's a fair assumption as well.

I think /u/CH3-CH2-OH was not talking about specifically written terms-of-use kinds of texts, but rather the default permission items that can come with an app, like these on Android. A list of permissions tells you what system access the app needs to function, which you need to accept in order to use the app. Sometimes it asks for things like access to your contacts and stored phone numbers while it may make no sense that the app would need it.

My tip to /u/CH3-CH2-OH would be to look into App Ops which is a hidden feature in Android 4.4 and up that lets you specifically deny certain permissions while still using the app. You can always find out if the app does not function according to wish anymore after that and turn it back on again.

Thank you for doing this AMA!
I am very interested in the topic of traditional copyright legislation in this age of digital 'revolution'. The fact that you do this AMA may give some people the incentive to familiarize themselves with the topic and form an opinion on it, which in turn hopefully trickles down to politics on a large enough scale for some reform to happen.
Speaking about copyright reform and politics: are there some views on the matter from the International Pirate Party that you absolutely do not agree with? Or are you not familiar enough with them to have an answer for me (which would be fine, of course)?