> This suggests an assumption that the state should grant a monopoly.
That wasn't my intention. I wanted to emphasize that it already has. I think the state should work to ensure the creation of public goods and I think that they should relax copyright laws.
I'd love to read a rigorous analysis of this idea:
> Disney can make a profit of 100s of millions on a movie within a few years. They don't need anything like as much as 20 years. > They will of course retain their trademarks, and I think this is only right in a realistic IP environment.
If your work is not going to enter the public domain then there's no contract - the state then is enforcing a monopoly against the interests of the people.
Disney can make a profit of 100s of millions on a movie within a few years. They don't need anything like as much as 20 years.
They will of course retain their trademarks, and I think this is only right in a realistic IP environment.
>relaxed copyright laws //
Relaxation general means less strict or less firmly applied. This suggests an assumption that the state should grant a monopoly - there should be no such assumption but instead the application of a strict limited time contract in accordance with the original purposes of the law.