[lit-ideas] Re: As the World Turns
- From: John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 23:49:14 +0900
>
> Wow. Somebody is a bit grumpy.
>
Yep. But also, Lessig is truly one of the best lawyers around when it comes
to copyright and related issues. He is smart enough to know that law is
produced by political discussion, and also that the discussion in question
is just beginning in those blurry areas where professional and amateur use
overlap. I see no need for disappointment when seeing him wisely refraining
from claiming a solution when there is still so much work to do.
That said, his use of Darth Vader to symbolize the Lucas approach to exploit
the amateurs' contributions is an effective suggestion of where he stands.
He is plainly pushing back against what he depicts--and actually states
quite clearly--are unwarranted extensions of current copyright law to all
forms of digital reproduction.
John
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