Cory Doctorow: Pwned: How Copyright turns us all into IP ser

Cory Doctorow talks about his views on copyright, copyright reform, media conglomerates, and the need for change.

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Education

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• copyright
• p2p
• popular
• culture

[siamesepuppy]

Thanks Cory for your part in helping with spreading the word about the need for copyright reform.

[Imbrickle]

Doctorow is just fantastic!

[samhogy]

1 dislike - the RIAA

[crazyfreshman]

@spec24 (continued)

3) If you cannot see the hypocrisy exhibited by corporations like Disney in benefiting from the public domain (I agree, the public domain is available to you and me as well), and then doing everything they can to prevent the work they create from becoming part of the public domain, then I think you may be beyond help, or too upset to see rationally at least.

4) CTEA pulled works out of the public domain. Please explain to me how that benefits the dead authors of said works.

[crazyfreshman]

@spec24 I will indulge you a reply to a few of your recent comments, but only in the hopes that this exchange provides me practice for more meaningful, less insulting debates in the future.

1) Copyright is absolutely and indisputably a government-enforced monopoly, and it gives the right to exclude others from multiple otherwise-legal behaviors. Law varies by country, but it usually confers at least exclusive rights to redistribute and replicate.

2) Copyright is not a natural right.

[crazyfreshman]

@spec24 Still laughing. You seem so angry; did someone infringe one of your copyrights in a past life in which you did something other than troll?

[spec24]

@crazyfreshman Copyright monopolist comments? Wow are you stupid. No one has a "monopoly" on copyrights, genius. We all have rights to OUR own creations - if you want to be dishonest and call that a monopoly of some sort your welcome to your delusion. But of course, you're a waste of comments or anyone's time. I can't believe I've wasted some of mine on a dolt like you. Good luck with your whining, crying life. Good luck with your public service job, shithead.

[crazyfreshman]

Keep up the good work, Cory! It's so inspiring to see such a prolific blogger/author/presenter/artis­t on the side of civil liberties, free culture, and--really--common sense!

[spec24]

@crazyfreshman Oh no, boo hoo. Crazyfreshman is calling me a troll. I see you rushed right to wiki to get your troll definition. Of course I'll insult you, you're an idiot. And your problem with the supposed lobbying from Disney is what? The laws passed didn't just protect Disney, they protect everyone who has created something. A concept unavailable to a loser like yourself. Typical though, unable to address any points that I made and instead just come out with:get out of here you troll

[crazyfreshman]

@spec24 You make me laugh. I'll squint at your comment so we can say you just called me educated. Thanks.

Props for keeping such close watch on a video of this age, though.

[spec24]

@crazyfreshman crazyfreshman? Are you still in college (your name)? It figures. Only intellectually vacant, liberal educated wannabees have such absurd ideas. You're either a college freshman, or more likely a high school freshman.

[crazyfreshman]

@spec24 No, I correctly identified you as a troll for posting inflammatory (1), controversial (2), insulting (3) comments.

Obvious troll is obvious. Keep posting copyright monopolist comments on a thread for a Doctorow video. Oh, and keep up the insults; you're earning your troll badge.