http://www.jerrybrito.com/2004/03/27/lessig-puts-his-money-where-his-mouth-is/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:39:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.jerrybrito.com/2004/03/27/lessig-puts-his-money-where-his-mouth-is/#comment-78 Jerry Brito Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:05:48 +0000 http://www.jerrybrito.com/blog/2004/03/27/lessig-puts-his-money-where-his-mouth-is/#comment-78 Well, I'm not sure what consistency has to do with this argument. I'm not advocating for no copyright laws; people should be rewarded for their work and encouraged to produce more. However, I think the amount of protection a work gets should be up to the copyright holder, and smart copyright holders will loosen their grip on access to their content. I believe the market will ultimately punish those who pursue a RIAA-like strategy of trying to keep content rigidly bottled-up, and will reward folks who accept the fact that a digitization and a network will make informatin free yet still come up with innovative ways to make money. Allowing other to publish your book for profit is on the other end of the spectrum, where you give up any control, and that will obviously be punished as well. Well, I’m not sure what consistency has to do with this argument. I’m not advocating for no copyright laws; people should be rewarded for their work and encouraged to produce more. However, I think the amount of protection a work gets should be up to the copyright holder, and smart copyright holders will loosen their grip on access to their content. I believe the market will ultimately punish those who pursue a RIAA-like strategy of trying to keep content rigidly bottled-up, and will reward folks who accept the fact that a digitization and a network will make informatin free yet still come up with innovative ways to make money. Allowing other to publish your book for profit is on the other end of the spectrum, where you give up any control, and that will obviously be punished as well.

]]> http://www.jerrybrito.com/2004/03/27/lessig-puts-his-money-where-his-mouth-is/#comment-77 Kevin B. O'Reilly Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:07:19 +0000 http://www.jerrybrito.com/blog/2004/03/27/lessig-puts-his-money-where-his-mouth-is/#comment-77 Wouldn't true consistency be to allow any other publisher to print the book and sell it simultaneously with Lessig's publisher's version? Wouldn’t true consistency be to allow any other publisher to print the book and sell it simultaneously with Lessig’s publisher’s version?

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