Re:US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. ...
by wvenable on Monday May 12, 2025 @12:27PM
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There's now an entire generation now that believes "Intellectual Property" is a real thing.
Instead of the understanding that copyrights and patents are temporary state-granted monopolies meant to benefit society they are instead framed as real perpetual property rights. This framing fuels support for draconian laws and obscures the real purpose of these laws: to promote innovation and knowledge sharing and not to create eternal corporate fiefdoms.
Instead of the understanding that copyrights and patents are temporary state-granted monopolies meant to benefit society they are instead framed as real perpetual property rights. This framing fuels support for draconian laws and obscures the real purpose of these laws: to promote innovation and knowledge sharing and not to create eternal corporate fiefdoms.