Thread: If you had a vote for copyright?
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Old 01-17-2012, 06:01 PM   #91
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Originally Posted by spellbanisher View Post
Note that nothing in the constitution (or any constitution for that matter) is absolute. Even the Bill of Rights themselves can be amended. What that means is, as it pertains to government and laws, nothing is absolute. You can chant "property is property is property," but once you bring in government, laws, or a legal system, you are no longer in the realm of absolutes. Government, laws, and legal systems themselves are compromises and social institutions.
That's so true; and while I lose on my definition of property, I win with extended copyright laws. Though I'm not happy with these short terms, I can live with it.
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