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The law generally tries to create a level playing field (or more level playing field). The alternative, creating two classes, those who the law helps and those
by Nevermark 3y ago
The law generally tries to create a level playing field (or more level playing field).
The alternative, creating two classes, those who the law helps and those it doesn't, gets incredibly complicated and easy to game: the powerful will get their version of the law.
In the name of protecting the weak, the law will protect the powerful. Making everything much worse.
- Teever 3y agoThis isn't true. I can think of many examples off the top of my head. Tax brackets, accredited investors, professional regulation, varying classes of drivers licenses, voting ages, retirement age and pension eligibility... the list goes on and on.
- Nevermark 3y agoYou are right. The entire basis of those laws is the two classes. I was referring to laws (such as copyright) that don't have an inherent class distinction dimension. Since separating classes is not a primary concern of copyright, having two classes creates an arbitrary line which will almost certainly end up where the rich want it.
- Teever 3y ago> Since separating classes is not a primary concern of copyright, This is also incorrect as copyright is intrinsically about creating two classes of people -- those who own the copyright and those who don't.