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I disagree. IP law is a new term, so why not frame the debate around the original ones? Copyright and patents have the U.S. Constitution to back them, but copy
by sounds 15y ago
I disagree. IP law is a new term, so why not frame the debate around the original ones?
Copyright and patents have the U.S. Constitution to back them, but copyright has been diverted to serve large media companies -- through copyright term extensions that are frankly unreasonable.
Ideas are not property. Piracy is not theft. Copying and hacking should not be de facto crimes. Copyright should not be retroactively extended to re-copyright works that entered the public domain.
That doesn't make me extreme. To the contrary, it hilights the extreme political stance of the large media companies. I'll pick one as an example:
Rupert Murdoch, Jan 14, 2012:
"""So Obama has thrown in his lot withSilicon Valley paymasters who threaten allsoftware creators with piracy, plain thievery."
"Piracy leader is Google who streams movies free, sells advts around them.No wonder pouring millions into lobbying."""
- zaphar 15y agoIn practical terms how would you go about go about educating enough people to make a change? I ask this because while you're statements may be logical and internally consistent it bypasses the entire practical side of this whole debate. As soon as you enter the reality of the political arena the OP's points become valid. It's a negotiation.
- sounds 15y agoI probably am misunderstanding you (please clarify), because what I hear you saying is: "in the political arena there will always be corrupt politicians, and there will always be large media companies paying them to re-introduce SOPA." Yes, but it's easy enough to educate people about what's going on. Young people inherently understand the things I'd try to teach them -- but don't know what to do about it. Older people know what to do -- but don't care or pay attention to these issues. Networking with people can be rewarding and fun!
- zaphar 15y agoActually I wasn't saying anything so much as asking. Given our current political realities what practical ways would you go about changing it? I ask because I truly do not know what practical ways would have any chance of success short of political negotiation.