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The defender of status quo?
What a tired old rant. Use technology and the law to enforce ill advised and ill gotten copyright protection.

The internet has revolutionized mankind's ability to communicate and share knowledge and culture, and you want to put it under lock and key to deny mankind that benefit?

How about some creative ideas about how we all can benefit from this new technology while at the same time reasonably compensate the creators?

And, in case you have forgotten, copy right was created (and extended) by passage of legislation in mostly DEMOCRATIC (of the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE) countries, and can be curtailed/removed by democratic action. There is no inherent and inalienable right to benefit immensely and eternally from your creations, to the detriment of the PEOPLE.
Posted by: Economister   Posted on: 11/05/09  (Edited: 11/05/2009 @ 11:17) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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The defender of status quo?  Economister | 11/05/09
How is copyright "to the detriment of the PEOPLE" ?  happyharry_z | 11/05/09
yes but how long should you receive compensation...  jmelnik | 11/05/09
Actually, the analogy is correct  happyharry_z | 11/05/09
Your assertion is insulting.  masonwheeler | 11/06/09
Reread my post (nt)  Economister | 11/05/09
Yep...  happyharry_z | 11/05/09
Learn to comprehend what you read (nt)  Economister | 11/05/09
Get rid of patents...  use_linux | 11/05/09
As a content creator...  Ad Astra | 11/05/09
As a try-before-I-buyer...  RufusVS | 11/06/09
Rip van Winkle  johnfenjackson@... | 11/05/09
I agree that copyrights and patents should expire. And they do.  Ad Astra | 11/05/09
Good Point  happyharry_z | 11/05/09
so true...  jmelnik | 11/05/09
No it is not.  Economister | 11/05/09
Copyright or Corporight?  jabster17 | 11/05/09
RE: Copyright associations want enforcement for free  tioedong@... | 11/05/09
Buy vs pirate Windows  ausvirgo | 11/06/09
RE: Copyright associations want enforcement for free  ausvirgo | 11/06/09
RE: Copyright associations want enforcement for free  jamander4 | 11/06/09
Addendum  doug.hanchard@... ZDNet Moderator | 11/06/09
RE: Copyright associations want enforcement for free  becksdark | 11/07/09
RE: Copyright associations want enforcement for free  fcorless@... | 11/18/09

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