April 20, 2010 | Jim Killock

When copyright goes bad

Copyright activists discuss how copyright laws can go bad: something we know in the UK. Luminaries including Hank Shocklee and Fred Von Lohmann discuss the global lobbying, abuse and consequences for all of us.


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Comments (2)

  1. Crosbie Fitch:
    Apr 20, 2010 at 09:36 AM

    Copyright isn't GOING bad - it's always been bad, ever since the privilege was granted to the Stationers' Guild by Queen Anne in 1710.

    What's going on is that more and more people are discovering that their natural liberty to share and build upon their own culture has been suspended by an iniquitous 18th century anachronism.

  2. Alex:
    Apr 30, 2010 at 01:50 PM

    You might be interested in what the European Commission says about copyright on its eYouGuide site. Please find more information on the following link:
    http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eyouguide/navigation/index_en.htm?mid=copyright

    Hope this helps,
    Alex,

    eYouGuide team



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