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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.

4 of 410 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Where is everybody? by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Everyone ran out of bad jokes about copyrights.

  2. no copyrights... no NYT registration by stonebeat.org · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If there were no copyrights, I would not have to register to NYT to read the article. How wonderful would that be!!! :)

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  3. Re:Where is everybody? by calmdude · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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

  4. first born children by Clay+Pigeon+-TPF-VS- · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't want to promise my first born to the NYT, thank you very much.

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