Robocopyright

Bm It's difficult to picture some enemies A Unless we give them an identity G#m The newest entity we've got to fight G Is Article 13, I call it "Robocopyright" Bm I've been doing music on the net for two flipping decades A Even before YouTube, on a Geocities webpage G#m And every time I see the regulations get changed G It's harder for creatives to make it G So yes, I'm enraged Bm Look at my track record Bm I put a lot of time A Into coming up with tracks, records and dropping rhymes G#m On the fight to democratize copyright G To shine a spotlight on Anonymous and Occupy (look) Bm I took a bit of time off to rap about games A But now I'm back and I'm not backing out again G#m Passing out castigations and patting down your claim G No matter how you obfuscate, your rationale's insane Bm Maybe you'll get the picture when I smack you out the frame A Because I don't want to see the internet blacking out for shame (huh) G#m But that's what's happening now, Yet again G A threatening mechanism checking on everything you say Bm All hail Robocopyright (yeah) A Our great leader (freedom) G#m G I'd rather my router wasn't changed to rate meter Bm All hail Robocopyright A Our great leader (freedom) G#m All hail Robocopyright G Our great leader Bm MEP's have voted (yep) and I don't like their decision (nope) A I'd diagnose it as a nightmare condition G#m Of a quite rare position, Where we can't upload (nope) G any kind of copyrighted clip Without their permission. Bm Now it's seems pretty good if you just look at the surface A But peep under the hood, the engine isn't fit for purpose G#m And if we still don't trust AI in Teslas yet G Then pray, why Would we let it suppress the net? Bm And lest we forget SOPA and ACTA A The Digital Economy Act and every tactic G#m The copyright lobbyists lob at us hobbyists G The obfuscating confidence tricks are pretty obvious Bm They make it sound like it's benefiting small creators (great) A To make them all successful ever more for all the ages (great) G#m But look at labels and the way they've always treated artists (not well) G If you can't see they won't change, you need new glasses Bm It isn't about creative control, nah A It's about controlling creatives for cold cash G#m They want money for old rope, it's old hat G It's an old trope anybody could have told that (ah) Bm We've surrounded by constant IP A Imagine real life with Content ID G#m A conglomerate deciding what your eyes see G When there's nothing else left they'll copyright me (freedom) Bm Why bother with a doctor? A You've got a faith healer (freedom) Bm Acting like a god G But you're a lay preacher (freedom) Bm A Hey Jesus save me 'cause I don't need a gatekeeper (freedom) Bm G 'Til I'm at the heavenly gates and meeting St. Peter Bm All hail Robocopyright A Our great leader (freedom) G#m G You're never gonna drain the swamp if you wade deeper Bm All hail Robocopyright A Our great leader (freedom) F#m All hail Robocopyright G Our great leader Bm Do you trust the judgement of an algorithm? A To look at everything you touch and make a sound decision? G#m To value satire or parody and tell the difference? G Or controlled by copyright trolls we know they're well malicious Bm It's already tough enough to make a parody A Some of us have given up because of copyright brutality G#m Cash grabbing companies take money for morality G Knowing full well they're falsifying the legality Bm As if It wasn't bad enough already with net neutrality A They've done it again, it's the definition of insanity G#m How can we trust a robot to know what's permissible G That only sees the content but context's invisible Bm It's risible, derisible, befitting of our ridicule A At least It would if the reality wasn't so miserable (uh) G#m Every single picture you submit will be conditional G Article 11's even restricting what is clickable Bm It's vulnerable to abuse commercial and political A Like unelected politicians slipping us rohypnol G#m So if you all care about it make people aware about it G Get on the phone get on the web get on the air and shout it Bm All hail Robocopyright A Our great leader (freedom) G#m G Cutting off the trailers so you can't see the main feature Bm All hail Robocopyright A Our great leader (freedom) G#m All hail Robocopyright G Our great leader Bm It's difficult to picture some enemies A Unless we give them an identity G#m The newest entity we've got to fight G Is Article 13, I call it Robocopyright Bm It's difficult to picture some enemies A Unless we give them an identity G#m The newest entity we've got to fight G Is Article 13, I call it Robocopyright