<< Those that think it has
anything to do with protecting or promoting intellectual creation should stay away from anyone with a bridge to sell.>>
I think that's a misinterpretation of the source article. As the owner of various pieces of intellectual property, I can assure you that copyright does indeed protect and promote intellectual creation. (Okay, applying the word "intellectual" to anything I've personally written is stretching the definition a bit, but if you use it in the
broadest sense....)
The author of the source article (Lydia Pallas Loren) says it plainly:
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I am not advocating an elimination of copyright protection. The protection granted to copyright owners is essential in providing the economic incentive for the creation of works.
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What Loren does say is that the law has overreached and become too restrictive, which is a sentiment I can agree with.