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Post #17 by II2II
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 9 Dec 2007 - 18:17
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/another-25-years.10924/
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Perhaps I'm being a little bit cynical here, but I don't think that copyright reform is going to come from the government. Governments listen best to the people who have the loudest voices. In order to have a loud voice you have to have enough people devoted to your cause and/or a great deal of money to back you up.

I think that we will see copyright reform from the bottom up. Businesses originally sought a lawless internet because they wanted to be free from the burden of regulation, taxation, international borders, phone company interference, and a whole lot of other things. Thankfully, this also serves the interests of the small-guy to some degree. Sometimes those interests serve themselves illicity, but sometimes it does so legally. In the process we have seen the redefiniton of copyright through open source/free software, the free dissemination of public domain works as public domain works, the creative commons, and so forth. As time goes on these models will develop to the point where creators can make a living off of them (and business can make money) in a reliable manner.

So I think that's the only way that we will see change. It won't help Mac collectors, but companies like Apple belong to the establishment and the establishment wants to maintain their position. Unfortunately, they do so through protectionist tactics.

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