In our series of misconceptions about the copyright monopoly, some people defending the monopoly keep asserting that it carries the same legal weight as…
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Why Conservatives And Libertarians Should Be Sceptical Of The Copyright Monopoly
The book Copyright Unbalanced – From Incentive to Excess appears to be very interesting. From the ad for the book: Conservatives and libertarians, who…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Stands In Direct Opposition To Property Rights
A lot of today’s bad policy stems from the misconception that the copyright monopoly is related to property rights, an illusion peddled by the…
Read MoreThere Is Never A Need To Justify Sharing Culture And Knowledge
Just as some misguided people react with hostility to the fact that the copyright monopoly is not a birthright, they can react with hostility…
Read MoreThe Copyright Monopoly Is A Market Distortion, Not A Birthright
When you start questioning the copyright monopoly, many middlemen and other has-beens start acting offended – as if you have somehow questioned a natural…
Read MoreThe Declared Value System: Managing Monopolies for the Public Good
What would a truly free-market approach to copyrights and patents look like? The problem we have right now is this: The flat green line…
Read MoreWhen Did It Become Our Job To Fix Their Business?
I was arguing with someone on Reddit recently over monopoly reform, and instinctively, I started to say “There are a whole galaxy of other…
Read MorePayright: A Copyright/Patent Reform Proposal To Make Piracy Obsolete
Copyright and patent monopolies can be reformed to be less terrible, but in the long-term they need to be reformed into smithereens with a…
Read MoreThe Analog Letter: It's Entirely Reasonable To Demand That Our Children Inherit The Rights Of Our Parents
Whenever pirates demand the right to send anything to anybody without being tracked, we are somehow accused of wanting things for free. That’s not…
Read MoreThe Scary Spectre Of Perpetual Copyright
The nightmare scenario of perpetual copyright approaches. The Supreme Court is hearing Kirtsaeng V Wiley, the case of an entrepreneurial Thai student who purchased…
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