Re:I have a bad feeling about this
by Wilduck on Friday February 10, 2012 @10:48AM
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> 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.
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.