[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A man also has to be blind not to see that technology has changed things
drastically since the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution. The
Constitution says (paraphrasing) that the purpose of copyright was/is to
promote public knowledge/learning.
True(ish). But it also includes the _means_ by which that goal will be
achieved.
The Founding Fathers thought that people should have _exclusive_ rights
to their creations. As far as I'm concerned, you need to come up with a
better argument than "Technology has moved on" to prove them wrong.
"To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for
limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their
respective writings and discoveries;"
A computer with
OpenOffice on it is cheap. Times have changed. Also, I question whether many
artists besides a few stars make any real $$ from copyright as I've said
before. I think that might be a myth too.
You say this a lot, despite people telling you otherwise.
What counts as "real $$" to you? $50k? $100k? A cool million?
-ajb
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