tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post7307312701097062873..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Does copyright works if 'the price is right' ?Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-35411710003509068782012-01-07T19:43:16.381+00:002012-01-07T19:43:16.381+00:00Stephen, well, this is precisely my point.
I hav...Stephen, well, this is precisely my point. <br /><br />I have never stated that what I believe in is what the law currently is. But I strongly believe that this is what the law SHOULD be. <br /><br />The moral and philosophical justification for copyright is that people who create something should be allowed to sell the products of their creativity on their conditions, not have other people take their works however they want.Andrei Mincovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849859500524440849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-77158773260804832372012-01-06T19:54:45.779+00:002012-01-06T19:54:45.779+00:00In the US at least, the purpose of copyright is &q...In the US at least, the purpose of copyright is "[t]o 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." (Article I Section 8 Clause 8) The rights secured by the authors are a quid pro quo and only exist to the extent that they promote that progress. The rights do not exist in and of themselves, independent of the greater social good. It could be argued, therefore, that if the arts and useful sciences continue to progress in an environment where copyright is not respected, there would be no constitutional justification for copyright.Stephen Moffittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-8185824492027626482012-01-05T11:53:40.227+00:002012-01-05T11:53:40.227+00:00Do anti-rape laws work if all victims consent?
Th...Do anti-rape laws work if all victims consent?<br /><br />The purpose of copyright laws is to allow copyright owners to enforce their rights even if potential users disagree with business models and prices. <br /><br />The problem of public opinion does exist, and is a big one. In fact, it gets bigger as SUPPORTERS of stronger copyright laws continue to pacify the public with false premises that copyright laws are designed to benefit the society as a whole. Unfortunately, the idea that copyright should create a balance of interests between users and copyright owners became so mainstream most people no longer stop to think about it. To me, it makes as much sense as a balance of interests between rapists and their victims. I strongly believe that interests of users should only come into play in the most limited of cases, where there is clearly no detriment to legitimate interests of copyright owners. <br /><br />It is no surprise that the public opinion is questioning the sanity of copyright laws, because the people are also (falsely) measuring their efficiency from the perspective of the interests of the public.Andrei Mincovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849859500524440849noreply@blogger.com