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Re:Chomsky on Intellectual Property by calibraxis on Thursday March 17, 2011 @08:18AM (#2335868)
There are proposed alternatives to IP protections. For example, a society could decide to fund these as public goods. (Say, in a participatory bottom-up manner.)

Then you don't have the stick-filesharers-in-jail problem.

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Re:Chomsky on Intellectual Property by intended on Friday March 18, 2011 @06:34AM (#2339949)
I would champion this point - at least in terms of research and science.

On the other hand when it comes to artists and sharing of other similar IP, the current system can do with shorter copyright terms. At least thats my non-nuanced starting point on these discussions.

(!!Science!!)

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