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Lessig Spins Copyright Law

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read dept.

ceebABC writes "In the always riveting CIO Insight magazine, tech-pundit (and professor) Lawrence Lessig examines the copyright laws and how they can be applied to e-books and other electronic forms of rights management... i.e., in today's world, the author doesn't receive a royalty everytime someone reads a book from the library. Will they in the future?"

12 of 279 comments (clear)

  1. asdf by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp

  2. i certainly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dont get royalties for every read of this first post

  3. How's "FREE MICKEY MOUSE" going? by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    I want to know! Mickey needs to be free.

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  4. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hey

  5. Bizarre by everyplace · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, I actually get to read an article before it's slashdotted. Amazing.

    1. Re:Bizarre by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I had that very same experience, actually. It was quite odd, since I just opened slashdot, I hadn't been browsing the site for a while. First load, no comments. Wow.

  6. If there every anything important to read... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you can usually find it on theBubbler.com, at least if it pertains to Wisconsin anyway.

  7. Re:IN SOVIET RUSSIA by commbat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does anyone else miss the 'petrified girls' posts?

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  8. Re:Lightning bolt! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OMFG. You taped taco's honeymoon!

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    ahahah! ah. eh. hrm.

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  11. Re:Writers/publishers need to lighten-up a little by NewtonsLaw · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Shut up you nigger

    My God! Socrates lives!

    Such cutting wit, such insight into the human condition, such command of the English language.

    I am truly humbled.

    (removes tongue from cheek)