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HansTWN · 05-20-2010, 09:35 PM

Copyright is there to protect the individual, not the public. The creator and or/his assigned agent have the right to copy. They give up certain rights (parody, personal backup, etc) in return for protection. It is a sort of property right for ideas.

Growing the public domain is something that happens after the copyright expires --- the length of which, as I have repeatedly mentioned, is the subject of a completely different discussion. First those rights have to be protected, then we can argue how long would be reasonable.

05-20-2010, 09:35 PM	#196
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	Copyright is there to protect the individual, not the public. The creator and or/his assigned agent have the right to copy. They give up certain rights (parody, personal backup, etc) in return for protection. It is a sort of property right for ideas. Growing the public domain is something that happens after the copyright expires --- the length of which, as I have repeatedly mentioned, is the subject of a completely different discussion. First those rights have to be protected, then we can argue how long would be reasonable. Last edited by HansTWN; 05-20-2010 at 09:38 PM.