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Originally Posted by Harmon
See, you are thinking like a utopian: "design a system & make reality fit it." Rarely works.
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No, I'm thinking like a member of a functioning
community, a social system that operates on discussion and agreement for mutual prosperity. Communities have worked for a few thousand years now.
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Originally Posted by Harmon
And it really doesn't make any difference. The Supreme Court has just said, implicitly, that it will defer to Congress on copyright - and I don't really disagree with them. But Congress has made it clear that it will implement international concensus, and protect corporate interests, absent an uprising like we've just seen on SOPA.
You, the individual creator, and we the readers, are screwed.
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Congress changes almost as fast as Lady Gaga's wardrobe. Presently, confusion reigns and dollars break all gridlocks... but that can change if we commit ourselves to enacting change. If we decide to sit back and let others do our thinking for us... then yes, we are truly screwed.
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Originally Posted by Harmon
My advice for you is to consider Doctorow. Meanwhile, everyone should drive the speed limit. Except when you don't.
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Doctorow already has a publisher, a contract, and printed books making his money. He's in a discussion he's not even a part of.
SLOW DOWN.