tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post3495974451242696891..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Copyright: a Conditional Intellectual MonopolyGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-23400400459728780162010-06-22T15:38:15.955+00:002010-06-22T15:38:15.955+00:00@Glyn: Hey, thanks!
@Crosbie: Yeah, seems about r...@Glyn: Hey, thanks!<br /><br />@Crosbie: Yeah, seems about right. Myths are powerful things :-).Karl Fogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852802718707329849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-12891654569319113582010-06-22T09:53:40.196+00:002010-06-22T09:53:40.196+00:00Indoctrination upon indoctrination.
I estimate th...Indoctrination upon indoctrination.<br /><br />I estimate that the time it takes for someone to be deprogrammed of the entire strata of copyright indoctrination takes about two years - and that's if they believe they have an open mind.Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-87211122020254216062010-06-22T07:11:53.017+00:002010-06-22T07:11:53.017+00:00@Karl: great piece.@Karl: great piece.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-37114373370695826322010-06-22T00:11:26.712+00:002010-06-22T00:11:26.712+00:00@FleaStiff:
Actually, that's not the underlyi...@FleaStiff:<br /><br />Actually, that's not the underlying basis for copyright -- it's more a post facto myth that's been layered on top of what was originally a commercial regulation intended to subsidize the cost-heavy printing industry.<br /><br />See http://questioncopyright.org/promise#history for more details.<br /><br />Best,<br />-Karl FogelKarl Fogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852802718707329849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-70182840319106350042010-05-10T15:07:54.733+00:002010-05-10T15:07:54.733+00:00@FleaStiff: which would have as much basis in fact...@FleaStiff: which would have as much basis in fact as the idea that continually increasing the term of copyright somehow increases the incentive for works already created...Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-79877609832463649942010-05-10T14:36:16.626+00:002010-05-10T14:36:16.626+00:00The underlying basis for a copyright has always be...The underlying basis for a copyright has always been an incentive to increase the works that are in the public domain by encouraging creativity through the granting of a monopoly of limited duration and extent.<br /><br />Those who wish to attack the existence of a monopoly or wish to address the issue of how well such long-term monopolies actually enhance the public domain will undoubtedly now be accused of being opposed to aiding the handicapped.FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.com