Comments on: Anti-counterfeiting treaty turns into maximum copyright free-for-all http://boingboing.net/2007/10/23/anticounterfeiting-t.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/10/23/anticounterfeiting-t.html#comment-766977 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-766977 current debate seems to be premised on the assumption copyright is good simply because it is legal. One has to look at copyright itself and question whether copyright is good or bad? copyright law is itself a form of monopoly, thus inherently anti competition, restricting trade, and bad for the society as a whole. why should they be legally protected? especially for so long - 70 years for copyright? Mozart began composing at the age of 5, and past away at 36. who is copyright protecting and why? inventions and musics long existed before copyright/patent laws were created. Perhaps it is time to consider whether the society need copyright law at all... current debate seems to be premised on the assumption copyright is good simply because it is legal.

One has to look at copyright itself and question whether copyright is good or bad?

copyright law is itself a form of monopoly, thus inherently anti competition, restricting trade, and bad for the society as a whole.

why should they be legally protected? especially for so long – 70 years for copyright?

Mozart began composing at the age of 5, and past away at 36. who is copyright protecting and why?

inventions and musics long existed before copyright/patent laws were created. Perhaps it is time to consider whether the society need copyright law at all…

]]> By: lamarlowe http://boingboing.net/2007/10/23/anticounterfeiting-t.html#comment-60904 lamarlowe Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-60904 There is an interesting article on Slate concerning how magicians police themselves, having little recourse to trademark or copyright protection. http://www.slate.com/id/2175616/fr/flyout It references a working document by Jacob Loshin that makes for good reading as well: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1005564&download=yes There is an interesting article on Slate concerning how magicians police themselves, having little recourse to trademark or copyright protection. http://www.slate.com/id/2175616/fr/flyout

It references a working document by Jacob Loshin that makes for good reading as well:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1005564&download=yes

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