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The Tyranny of Copyright?

Posted by michael on from the stop-repressing-me dept.

Pinky3 writes "The Sunday New York Times Magazine has a long article entitled The Tyranny of Copyright? Views of both supporters of CopyLeft (Lessig and Zittrain) and Copyright (Ginsberg and Goldstein) are laid out. The article constrasts the cultural commons to the 'permission culture" and covers the unintended consequences of various US laws passed long ago." Dear NYT editors: "Copy Left" really shouldn't have a space in it. Thanks.

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  1. Re:Where is everybody? by wwwillem · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's because this is a NYT article. Please give everyone 30 minutes to complete their registration form.

    But then you assume /.-ers are reading the articles before posting. I don't think so...... :)

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  2. CopyLEFT says... by Hawkxor · · Score: 4, Funny

    CopyLEFT says: We're going to Maine! and Pennsylvania! and Arkansas! and Ohio! and Michigan! and New Hampshire! aieeeeeaaaaaaaa!!!!!

    CopyRIGHT says: duh...We have strategerie ha ha ha

    CopyLEFT says: You might think you know where the lockbox is, and maybe you do. Or maybe that's a dummy, or a decoy lockbox. Only me and Tipper and the Secretary of Defense will know for sure.

  3. corrections by DeadSea · · Score: 3, Funny
    Dear NYT editors: "Copy Left" really shouldn't have a space in it. Thanks.
    Are slashdot editors really qualified to make such a request?

    Although I think that number of spelling mistakes and duplicate articles has gone down in the last six months. Maybe all the subscribers are keeping a close watch and getting stuff changed before it is widely seen.

  4. copy left by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    they actually took the term "copyleft" and modified it, be thankful that they are re-distributing their "copy left" spaced variation for the benefit of the community.

  5. This should be a new definition of irony... by RobertFisher · · Score: 5, Funny
    This should be a new definition of irony...


    "Dear NYT editors: 'Copy Left' really shouldn't have a space in it. Thanks."

    /. editors telling the editors of the NYT how to do their job...

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