Talk:Philosophy of copyright

Discussion
This is virtually a stub; should a portion on justifications for no copyright (instead of justifications for copyright) be added? --Golbez 22:43, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I would like to see some kind of better explanation for the relationship/tension between open source licensing and copyright based genetics, academic license, etc -- 02:38, 9 Dec 2005 (NZST)

Virtually a stub? I take some exception to the heading "constitutional rights" - certainly Article 1, section 8 of the US constitution does indeed provide a justification for the existence of copyright, usually known as the economic or incentive argument, but this argument exists outwith the US. The constitutional reference is merely an expression of the justification, not it's source (what about the preamble to the Statute of Anne?). Surely it would be better to rename this section - after all it is headed "Philosophy of Copyright" not "Philosophy of US Copyright".

Another thing, music companies usually say their CD sales are decreasing, and usually only the CD sales. The reason for decreasing CD sales is marginally affected by piracy, where most of it is affected by increase of virtual sales (IE. itunes), and DVD sales, where the data from both RIAA and CRIA both confirms this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.151.169.184 (talk) 02:48, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Hegel
There is nothing in here at all about Hegel's writing on copyright, which is extensive. I'll try to get something together. Seeing as he's one of the foremost rights theorists I think some of his points merit inclusion.--Benwilson528 (talk) 01:29, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I should add, with reference to Golbez's point above, that Hegel provides positive justification of copyright, as opposed to a critique of it.--Benwilson528 (talk) 01:35, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Voltair
Il en est des livres comme du feu de nos foyers; on va prendre ce feu chez son voisin, on l’allume chez soi, on le communique à d’autres, et il appartient à tous.

What we find in books is like the fire in our hearths. We fetch it from our neighbors, we kindle it at home, we communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.

"Lettre XII: sur M. Pope et quelques autres poètes fameux," Lettres philosophiques' (1733) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.7.90 (talk) 09:26, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Your erudition would be more impressive if you could spell Voltaire's name.86.184.231.135 (talk) 19:03, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

you tell 'em numbers. what you had to say last any and all meaning when you forgot that e. anywho, the links near the bottom (play it cyber safe and whats the diff) go nowhere at the moment. should we go to the archive, or just remove them? Skybone (talk) 07:21, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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