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I am working on a children's novel which I intend to self-publish under a creative comons - attribution only license. Thanks to Jeff Tucker and Stephan Kinsella, I'm no believer in intellectual property rights. I was wondering if anyone in the mises.org community has any first- or second-hand...
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I saw that this website www.channelsurfing.net has been seized by none other than Homeland Security. The website use to link people to streams that others are broadcasting. Similar to how Google links people to other sites. Now when you try to search for channelsurfing.net on Google you will find that...
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Would the Dark Knight spread fear for those who copy music, use trademarks illegally, or break patent laws? Or would he say "Screw it, the Joker's more important."
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Hi friends, The idea of having a "legal copyright" seems to be crusaded against pretty heavily in libertarian circles. Could someone please explain this to me? It seems odd to me that I should just be able to copy someone else's music or writings -- and perhaps even profit by selling these...
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[quote user="teuch"]What is the best way to debate copyright with an Objectivist?[/quote] -- the same as any other argument against the state. In essence, you tell the IP-apologist that you have no problem with copyright laws provided that: 1) none of your money is extorted to finance the enforcement...
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[quote user="Don Roberto"] I don't get it. Am I understanding something wrong? It seems that they are trying to make it legal to copy for personal use. [/quote]That's how I understood it as well. Actually I don't understand how it can be illegal to make a user copy of an item like...
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I often have to get permission for using copyrighted materials. Usually this is about content from web sites that needs to be added to another web site. I simply ask the person I think is the copyright holder and wait until they give permission. They generally do.