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Nate the great · 02-01-2009, 01:12 PM

I think we should go back to direct subsidy of content creators. If you look at copyright as it relates to the difficulty of reproduction as a spectrum, it makes sense.

The invention of copyright came as a direct effect of the printing press. In terms of reproduction, the printing press moved books from one end of the spectrum (very difficult) to somewhere in the middle. Now that we have digital reproduction, we are at the other end of the spectrum (really easy). The circumstances have changed. Something new has to be invented.

Unfortunately, Big Content has a vested interest in the status quo.

02-01-2009, 01:12 PM	#14
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I think we should go back to direct subsidy of content creators. If you look at copyright as it relates to the difficulty of reproduction as a spectrum, it makes sense. The invention of copyright came as a direct effect of the printing press. In terms of reproduction, the printing press moved books from one end of the spectrum (very difficult) to somewhere in the middle. Now that we have digital reproduction, we are at the other end of the spectrum (really easy). The circumstances have changed. Something new has to be invented. Unfortunately, Big Content has a vested interest in the status quo.