Not only copyright but patents as well seem to have gone off the deep
end. IBM fought patentability of software for years but finally had to
cave and start a catchup process before our own inventions were taken
away from us.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/18/2012 7:08 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
> The blog comments have more concentrated error of fact than I've seen in
> one place for quite a while. Use of an Internet alias, for example, is only
> illegal if used for purposes of concealing illegal activity (like to commit
> fraud), just like in the real world.
>
> That said, Lessig's talk was very good, and right on point I'd say. The
> expansion of the definition of copyright have made it very difficult for
> people to avoid inadvertent violations, and something needs to be done to
> help solve the problem.
>
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 18:07, Brian Swale<bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is interesting, not least because of some comments in the blog;
>> apparently it is impossible to live within the law these days in the USA;
>> and
>> not legal to use an alias on the internet.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q25-S7jzgs&feature=share
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q25-S7jzgs
>>
>> Brian Swale.
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