01-22-2006, 03:01 AM
I only believe in property.
Now I understand the value of copyrights and believe they serve a good purpose - as long as they are used for the reason they were created.
The purpose of copyrights was originally to promote creativity, it was not about "fairness"..
I feel copyrights and even worse the more recent digital protect laws have become tools for the benifit of large businesses at the expense of ordinary citizens, and I dont think they encourage creativity.
On a side note I think its great keep it illegal for someone to PROFIT by using someone eles intellectual creation with out permision.
Copyright laws should be used to only at a commercial vs commercial level IMO.
Now I understand the value of copyrights and believe they serve a good purpose - as long as they are used for the reason they were created.
The purpose of copyrights was originally to promote creativity, it was not about "fairness"..
I feel copyrights and even worse the more recent digital protect laws have become tools for the benifit of large businesses at the expense of ordinary citizens, and I dont think they encourage creativity.
On a side note I think its great keep it illegal for someone to PROFIT by using someone eles intellectual creation with out permision.
Copyright laws should be used to only at a commercial vs commercial level IMO.