Intellectual Property Laws bad for business

mshiltonj writes "The NYTimes has a story called "Report Raises Questions About Fighting Online Piracy" that talks about how the stringent enforcement of current Intellectual Property laws (see: RIAA) may acutally be bad for business. It's the not EFF or FSF saying this, it's professors at Harvard Business School and Cardozo Law School. The professors say, "The ideas of copy-left, or of a more liberal regime of copyright, are receiving wider and wider support, It's no longer a wacky idea cloistered in the ivory tower; it's become a more mainstream idea that we need a different kind of copyright regime to support the wide range of activities in cyberspace." and "Bits are not the same as atoms. We need to reframe the legal discussion to treat the differences of bits and atoms in a more thoughtful way.""

Comments

Re:Fear for the future

[richie2000]

He was a scrawny calf who looked rather woozy, no-one suspected he was packin' an Uzi.

He mooed we must fight, escape or we'll die
Cows gathered around, cause the steaks were so high
Bad cow pun

We will fight for bovine freedom
We will run free with the Buffalo, or die
Cows with guns

Re:Fear for the future

[IamGarageGuy 2]

We will fight for bovine freedom And hold our large heads high We will run free with the Buffalo, or die Cows with guns

Re:bad for economy too

[BillFarber]

All the major corporations are moving their operations to overseas, and the only leftover jobs will be for Lawyers and other PR personnel.

This is FUD. While it is true that a lot of jobs are moving to other countries, the US is still the world's largest EXPORTER. This would obviously be impossible if the US were not producing goods. Therefore, there are still many, many jobs in the US.

in other news...

[enrico_suave]

Handcuffs are bad for your wrists... nooses are bad for your neck... stay tuned, more news as events warrant.

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