Harry Pollard wrote:
Brad and Lawry,
Most of us would be glad to have our stuff copied and distributed across
the world.
Those of us who make money on our writings probably don't provide much
treasure to copiers.
The major best seller writers don't have to worry about copying either.
Procedures can be set up to deal with any copiers with offsets in their
basements.
As you see, I don't agree with either copyright, or patents. The only
real protection they give is to the big battalions - the grunts are
overwhelmed.
[snip]
Well, Harry, I think you are perhaps a better psychologist/sociologist
than economist (I've put forward that speculation here before...).
You are absolutely right: Most of us are so starved for
recognition that we would "gladly" trade our birthright --
I meant: our copyright -- to get some public attention to
what we want to say. (I could elaborate here on
George Steiner's idea of the "wager on immortality" which
has driven Western High Culture ever since 5th century
classical Greece: Pindar, et al.: "I will die,
but my works will be read by future generations
forever.")
I also agree about copyrights rarely protecting the
little guy who needs protection. The big guys
win, as I have recently read somewhere, not by
being right, but by litigating long enough that
the little guy dies or otherwise goes away. And,
just like in the workforce as a whole, a few
highly publicized "winners" do not make any
difference for Everyman (woman, child...)....
\brad mccormick
--
Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
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