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The historical evidence contradicts Matt Maroon's assertion, conventionally held by corporate intellectual monopolists, that copyrights "incent" [sic] creativit
by Xlp-Thlplylp 18y ago
The historical evidence contradicts Matt Maroon's assertion, conventionally held by corporate intellectual monopolists, that copyrights "incent" [sic] creativity. See Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine's Against Intellectual Monopoly for a detailed discussion.
- mattmaroon 18y agoWhy sic? It's in dictionaries.
- aston 18y agoAs is "irregardless." Not that anyone should begrudge you the use of either word.
- mattmaroon 18y agoI didn't actually know that. I know incent was just put there because people started using it widely, even before it was a word, but for some reason I like that and not irregardless. Maybe we should go one step further and start saying irregardlessly?
- aston 18y agoI'm a big fan of saying whatever you want as long as people understand you. Shakespeare made up stuff all the time, and people got it. Meanwhile, I can't understand Steve Gillmor, even when he's using all one syllable words.
- mattmaroon 18y agoDo I detect a fellow amateur etymologist?
- jdanieli 18y agoA word is a word before it gets put in the dictionary. A dictionary is a subset of the language. You cannot prove something isn't a word by showing that it is not in the dictionary, but if its in the dictionary, then it is definitely a word (unless it's a lexicographical error).
- astine 18y ago"Irregardless" just sounds ugly. It forces too much of a stress on the r and creates a sort of growling sound.