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Do you know that?
How do you know that the poster never has created a thing?

But seriously respect for copyright are gone or going. There used to be a balance. Copyright are not for the creator only but to strike a balance. Copyrights are not needed to make money they are needed to get the creations out to the public and create rich public domain.

For example. Lets assume no copyrights and that I'm writer. I write novel but I don't ever distribute while I do let my short stories go freely. A rich patron purchases my novel for thier private collection and charge a very high price for that. That's how it used to be before copyrights. This caused a problem of the many creation just getting lost.

So change the business model and enter copyrights that allow the writer to sell copies of the work for less with a limited time monopoly.

Next that monopoly gets extended and works get locked up and lost in vaults as the generations pass before the copyright expires. Some survive others don't.

So we've come full circle in my opinion.

PS: I do create, I write software. Still that does color my perception as software only has very limited useful life so copyright length really doesn't matter to me. 90 years after my death I doubt people will be using my software.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 07/19/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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And yet another example  GMTobias | 07/19/05
Of course you don't.  John Zern | 07/19/05
Boy, copyright is doing old Walt a world of good six feet under  rpmyers1 | 07/19/05
Copywriting extends to more then just music  John Zern | 07/19/05
You don't get my point  rpmyers1 | 07/19/05
Do you know that?  voska | 07/19/05
See voska has a brain...  GMTobias | 07/19/05
Ahmen to that!  DarthRidiculous | 07/19/05
Copyright Needs Reform ... Badly  coffeenite | 07/19/05
Whoops!!  coffeenite | 07/19/05
I wonder how long this will take to pass?  voska | 07/19/05
Oh, that would never happen up here in Canada!  osreinstall | 07/19/05
but you miss a little point  toxicfreak | 07/19/05
You missed my point  osreinstall | 07/19/05
Yep  rapson | 07/20/05
Sure do  voska | 07/19/05
You should not...  IT_Critic | 07/19/05
So...  rapson | 07/19/05
Well...  IT_Critic | 07/19/05
They are NOT their words  magcomment | 07/19/05
1 and 0  voska | 07/19/05
So far example...  IT_Critic | 07/20/05
The notes stay the same do they not  voska | 07/20/05
Nope  rapson | 07/20/05
Caching in General  denncruise | 07/19/05
Where does freedom reign?  Roger Ramjet | 07/19/05
Nothing has passed yet  voska | 07/19/05
Caching to Wimax to WiMesh  Squawkbox | 07/19/05
Dark thoughts  Roger Ramjet | 07/19/05
Thanks Roger  Squawkbox | 07/19/05
what about proxy servers?  fliptop | 07/19/05
Like it says...  IT_Critic | 07/19/05
What Would Brian Boitano Do?  itanalyst | 07/19/05
Or just turn them off  IT_Critic | 07/19/05
Lawmakers know nothing of technology  Protector | 07/19/05
Yes they do.  Henrick Ericcson | 07/19/05
Maybe Microsoft will get sued  magcomment | 07/19/05
legal shakedown...  jbroche18 | 07/19/05
Copyright for web content  jkeels | 07/19/05
How about Temporary Internet Files in IE  kchahal | 07/19/05
No...  raymanjr | 07/19/05

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