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Deconstructing Stupidity - Why is IP Policy Bad?

Posted by Zonk on from the making-trouble dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is a good attempt on the Financial Times site by James Boyle to explain why intellectual property policy making is so bad. From the article: 'These are the ground rules of the information society. Mistakes hurt us.... Why are we making them? To some the answer is obvious: corporate capture of the decision making process. This is a nicely cynical conclusion. But wait. There are economic interests on both sides. The film and music industries are tiny compared to the consumer electronics industry.'"

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  1. O/T by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Four wheels, or two?

  2. Why is IP policy bad? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Because IP policies annually decided in meetings like this.

    You know it's true!

    PS. Can you see Cowboy Neal in that photo?