The most common justification given for copyright law is that it helps creators make a living. Yet instead of helping indie musician Edwyn Collins, a corporation with absolutely no claim to Edwyns work was able to step in and prevented him from distributing his own work online through the employment of spurious copyright allegations. I [...] read more »
I am concerned for my friends. I have heard them declaring : I am holier than thou and I am more evolved than you I have greater gifts than you. Hey folks? Where is it written that we are to compare our gifts to one another? I thought our gifts were to help [...] read more »
Wasnt the whole purpose of copyright to allow artists, musicians, and authors to make a living? — @coyo Well. No. Although the privilege of copyright was granted to writers (and later extended to other creators), they had a very limited ability to make copies. A writer could copy the manuscript by hand and sell copies [...] read more »
[an expanded comment made on Internet Evolution] The problem is that hundreds of years of propaganda make us all accept the incredible idea that patents and copyright are part and parcel of business innovation. Even the most cursory study of history reveals that both of these state imposed monopolies have done more harm than good. [...] read more »
