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   From: candid@dontbother.invalid   
      
   Ian Galbraith wrote:   
   > On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:19:34 -0500, Jim Gysin wrote:   
   >> In terms of the bigger picture, it never ceases to amaze me when people   
   >> fail to see the damaging effects of the disincentives that they're so   
   >> willing to promote.  And it's not just as it relates to creative types,   
   >> but to the best of the best in anything.  Few people will make an effort   
   >> to stand out and produce great things if the end result is that a horde   
   >> of ingrates steal their output or decide, by judicial thuggery, to tell   
   >> them how much their efforts are worth in a "fair" society.  It's   
   >> parasitism at its worst.   
   >   
   > Strawman, everyone on this thread except for 1 person wants some   
   > reasonable term of copyright to enable creators to reap a benefit and   
   > continue creating.   
      
   So do I. I just think the "reasonable term" is zero. Creators can reap a   
   benefit without copyright. They did for thousands of years and they will   
   again in the future.   
      
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