Forbes on Lessig and Eldred

scubacuda writes "In the Forbes editorial, Fact and Comment , Steve Forbes voices his support for Lessig and the Eldred case: 'Maybe Congress should just be done with it and declare that a copyright is forever....Stanford Law School professor Lawrence Lessig has proposed a sensible compromise..."[I]f Congress is listening to the frustration that the court's decision has created, [paying to maintain copyright extensions] would be a simple and effective way for the First Branch to respond." He's absolutely right.'"

Comments

already doing that

[matt4077]

"[paying to maintain copyright extensions]"

it's already done. They call it 'lobbying'.

Sign of the impeding apocalpyse #768

[Watts Martin]

Steve Forbes takes a position I agree with.

Re:Congress CAN'T declare it's forever

[Anonymous Coward]

How about "until hell freezes over"? :)

That was last year.

[Cid Highwind]

Didn't you hear about the Disney amendment? Congress sold^H^H^H^H passed it last year!

"Amendment 28: Article one, Section eight shall be amended to read as follows: To promote the profits of corporations, and to fight the evils of terrorism, the exclusive right of authors and inventors to their respective writings, recordings, video and audio discs, and discoveries shall be guaranteed in perpetuity.

Additionally, article three, section three shall be amended as follows: " Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort, being a terrorist or drug dealer, or by violating the patents and copyrights of any corporation. No person shall be convicted of treason except upon the secret testimony of the Attorney General or his deputies."

Re:Congress CAN'T declare it's forever

[sconeu]

How about "until hell freezes over"? :)

It already has.

Now I'm not so sure

[deanc]

Hm. Suddenly, the fact that Steve Forbes, of all people, supports more limited copyright laws makes me suspect that I might be wrong about my advocacy of Lessig's ideas.

Kind of like how knowing that Pat Buchanan is against the war in Iraq makes me wonder whether it might actually be a good idea, after all. :)

Re:The Constitution Is a Rule, Not a Guideline

[stock]

" I am 35 right now, and if I want to make use of the trademark or copyright of what a 20-year-old neighbor made, I'd have to wait until I was about 35+55+70=160 years old until I could use it legally. It can't be done. Hence, works rights that extend well beyond the Human lifetime seem unreasonable when faced with the word "limited". "

Hey! all i can say is, Respect your neighbour ! So no go that you would fool him and snatch his stuff.

Robert