A copyright gives the creator of a work exclusive rights to it and an owner of a copyright has the right to make copies, license, and use the work. On Music Think Tank, Ben Sommer talks about copyrights, ideas as property, and the current state of the music industry. He thinks copyright is evil and has rotten origins. What do you think of copyrights?
“They [CDs] cost that much because of the copyrighted sounds – that is, ideas – imprinted on the discs. This is also why most CDs these days cost around $10 – because copyright is in the latter stages of decay, due to competition from other media.” (Read On)Why Copyright Is Evil
A copyright gives the creator of a work exclusive rights to it and an owner of a copyright has the right to make copies, license, and use the work. On. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/07/why-copyright-is-evil.html]
