I don't think anyone is saying get rid of copyright, but there certainly are a number of people who believe music should be available in digital form, for free (i.e. since I cannot but it without DRM than I am justified getting it from a torrent, etc.). Whether that is right or not, it certainly seems to be part of our current online culture.
Copyright law should already protect "copies" of these things, and really has no regard to profit (how you profit from your copyright is up to you).
Re:Defining Property
by icebraining on Monday March 12, 2012 @05:52PM
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I don't think anyone is saying get rid of copyright
Sorry, but many people are. Personally, I'd like to at least try it too.
Re:Defining Property
by pgisoverrated on Monday March 12, 2012 @03:35PM
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I am adocating for getting rid of copyroght on music AND software.
That's because I am intellectually consistent... which was the original point.
pg's intellectual inconsistency gives him power in the world of hucksters and thieves, but no one who takes these issues seriously simulataneously takes his self-serving screeds seriously.
And just because it costs money to make certain properties, like the smells coming from a restaurant, should we make laws that twist common sense and decency to protect profits derived from these properties?