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"Should" and "should not" are normative statements, and have no place in economic discussion.
by cellis 17y ago
"Should" and "should not" are normative statements, and have no place in economic discussion.
- dantheman 17y agoCopyright is not a real right, it was created to encourage innovation and production. Hence, whenever dealing with copyright should and should not have a place.
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- cellis 17y agoInsofar as a country says "copyright" is a law, it is a real right. But that isn't what i'm saying. I'm saying that making statements based on moral judgement based on economics is wrong.
- dkersten 17y agoSure - but - copyright was created (for the same reasons as patents) to drive innovation. To motivate people to put time and effort into creating something. When it fails to do this, then it should not be a real thing anymore. Now, I'm not saying that copyright doesn't do what its meant to (patents are another story however...) and I'm not arguing that copyright should be eliminated.
- randallsquared 17y agoWhen I say "should" in this context, I'm expressing my preference about laws, not making any kind of statement about an objective morality.