Comments on: My view of intellectual property http://www.monashreport.com/2010/07/19/my-view-of-intellectual-property/ Technology ... politics ... marketing ... strategy ... life Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Curt Monash http://www.monashreport.com/2010/07/19/my-view-of-intellectual-property/#comment-144347 Curt Monash Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:13:30 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=262#comment-144347 I imagine any duration of copyright protection would be Constitutional. Less clear to me is why Congress should extend duration on rights ALREADY granted, but they have wiggle room there in that new works are created based on old characters, and so on. Whether long durations are WISE public policy is a separate matter. I imagine any duration of copyright protection would be Constitutional. Less clear to me is why Congress should extend duration on rights ALREADY granted, but they have wiggle room there in that new works are created based on old characters, and so on.

Whether long durations are WISE public policy is a separate matter.

]]> By: Omar http://www.monashreport.com/2010/07/19/my-view-of-intellectual-property/#comment-140840 Omar Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:57:47 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=262#comment-140840 Do you believe in copyright protections as they are currently enacted in this country or just in the concept that original authorship should have some level of protection? Long ago, it would often take many years to realize a benefit from creating something. With our plethora of means of communication and monetizing works, providing a duration of protection of 10 years would be unlikely to dissuade a material amount of authorship. So why has the duration of protection increased from less than 30 years in 1800 to between 70 and 120 years in 2011? I believe that current copyright protections are unconstitutional based upon the clause you noted above. The extreme levels of protection afforded original works discourages derivative and new works from being created. Why create new works when you can sell the old ones forever? Do you believe in copyright protections as they are currently enacted in this country or just in the concept that original authorship should have some level of protection? Long ago, it would often take many years to realize a benefit from creating something. With our plethora of means of communication and monetizing works, providing a duration of protection of 10 years would be unlikely to dissuade a material amount of authorship. So why has the duration of protection increased from less than 30 years in 1800 to between 70 and 120 years in 2011?

I believe that current copyright protections are unconstitutional based upon the clause you noted above. The extreme levels of protection afforded original works discourages derivative and new works from being created. Why create new works when you can sell the old ones forever?

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.monashreport.com/2010/07/19/my-view-of-intellectual-property/#comment-132523 Curt Monash Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:56:22 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=262#comment-132523 Tim, I build my reputation largely for the sake of making a profit on the services I do charge money for. :) An increasingly important secondary use, at least potentially, is that it helps me Do Good. Egoboo is #3 on my list of reasons. Best, CAM Tim,

I build my reputation largely for the sake of making a profit on the services I do charge money for. :)

An increasingly important secondary use, at least potentially, is that it helps me Do Good.

Egoboo is #3 on my list of reasons.

Best,

CAM

]]> By: Tim Johnson http://www.monashreport.com/2010/07/19/my-view-of-intellectual-property/#comment-132336 Tim Johnson Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:00:42 +0000 http://www.monashreport.com/?p=262#comment-132336 Another good article. The difference is do you create for reputation of profit? Another good article. The difference is do you create for reputation of profit?

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