So if I understand you, let's abolish copyright, and that way Microsoft, Adobe et.al. can just chuck their bloated old code and incorporate formerly free software into their binaries? And charge an arm and a leg for it as well.
No thanks. I prefer the GPL, which derives its power from copyright law - the concept that creators decide how their work may be used. I support "intellectual property" law reform, but this is really throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Sean. P.S. I'm a parent, and I am glad copyright law provides me with some recourse should my teenager be dumb enough to upload a bad photo to a public internet site. I'm afraid though that next, you're going to tell me that children should be free of parental control and report their parents to the NKVD if they aren't permitted to use RapidShare or MEGAUPLOAD On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:35 PM, David Tomlinson <d.tomlin...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > How about this one: (In no particular order). > > * In view of the power grab we have witnessed. > > * In view of technological developments. > > * In view of the fact the copyright is censorship of the public. > > * In view of the extension of the scope of monopoly to 100 years or life + > 70 years > > * In view of the fact that it is a state sanctioned monopoly. > > * In view of the fact that there is no economic case for continuing > copyright. > > * In view of the costs copyright imposes on society. > > * In view of the opportunity costs. > > > Why don't we just abolish copyright ? > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
