domenica 24 maggio 2009

Copyright and wrongs

  ..................dal blog  Economist.com  "This house believes that existing copyright laws do more harm than good.", clicca

Defending the motion :Professor William Fisher   Wilmer Hale Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard Law School "The copyright system has several important functions"........

Against the motion : Professor Justin Hughes   Professor of Law, Cardozo Law School, New York "Intellectual property, like much public policy, is a matter of educated guesswork."........

The moderator's opening remarks May 5th 2009  Mr Kenneth Cukier  

Copyright strangles creativity. Copyright rewards originality. It is a nuisance to the public that unduly enriches a few people. It is the backbone of our knowledge economy that fuels progress. Hate it, love it, break it, protect it; few people lack strong opinions about copyright and its place in society..........

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