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November 22, 2002

Our Copy Rights...

A good summary of the issues and principles involved in the copyright battles is provided in this article by John Bloom of UPI.

The Eldred Supreme Court case he cites is the one that was argued by Larry Lessig, and which Lessig has written a lot about. However, Lessig is so close to the case, and so involved in it, it can be hard for him to simplify the discussion enough for those who are just starting to look at it to understand.

This article lays it all out, from the concepts of Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison which made copy rights some of the few that were specifically enumerated in the constitution, to how they have been extended - first to protect widows and orphans, later to rebuild exactly the type of guild control of content that the founders had lived under and wanted to avoid.

An easy read that provides the background you need to follow (and participate in) this critical debate...

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