Comments on: Why should you choose Creative Commons over Copyright? http://www.reasonforliberty.com/economy/choose-creative-commons-over-copyright.html Because everything has a reason! Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Trower http://www.reasonforliberty.com/economy/choose-creative-commons-over-copyright.html#comment-5036 Bob Trower Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:44:19 +0000 http://www.reasonforliberty.com/ethics/why-should-you-choose-creative-commons-over-copyright-model-for-your-work.html#comment-5036 Great post. I write software. I am profoundly affected by patent regimes and the effect is 100% negative. To the extent that copyright regimes affect me, that is net negative. I gain some tiny advantages, but overall it would be much better for me if copyrights were abolished. I doubt that we can dispense with copyright and patents entirely, but copyrights should be severely restricted both with fair use exemptions and term limits no longer than 14 years for things like novels and no longer than about 7 years for Software. Current software copyrights are effectively eternal given the rate of change in the industry. That's just not right. Anyway, I applaud you for speaking out. Great post.

I write software. I am profoundly affected by patent regimes and the effect is 100% negative. To the extent that copyright regimes affect me, that is net negative. I gain some tiny advantages, but overall it would be much better for me if copyrights were abolished.

I doubt that we can dispense with copyright and patents entirely, but copyrights should be severely restricted both with fair use exemptions and term limits no longer than 14 years for things like novels and no longer than about 7 years for Software. Current software copyrights are effectively eternal given the rate of change in the industry. That’s just not right.

Anyway, I applaud you for speaking out.

]]> By: manorath http://www.reasonforliberty.com/economy/choose-creative-commons-over-copyright.html#comment-2509 manorath Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:12:35 +0000 http://www.reasonforliberty.com/ethics/why-should-you-choose-creative-commons-over-copyright-model-for-your-work.html#comment-2509 I agree with the copyrights thing making the creations less accessible. I have heard about patents affecting software developments in a major way. Well, derivations would usually be for a benefit and why cant the creators get cheerful with seeing their works taking shape into something more powerful? Creators who create just for the love of creation, go choose Creative Commons! .-= manorath´s last blog ..<a href="http://manorathan.blogspot.com/2009/07/living-lie.html" rel="nofollow">Living a lie</a> =-. I agree with the copyrights thing making the creations less accessible. I have heard about patents affecting software developments in a major way. Well, derivations would usually be for a benefit and why cant the creators get cheerful with seeing their works taking shape into something more powerful? Creators who create just for the love of creation, go choose Creative Commons!
.-= manorath´s last blog ..Living a lie =-.

]]> By: Shruti Chandra Gupta http://www.reasonforliberty.com/economy/choose-creative-commons-over-copyright.html#comment-2508 Shruti Chandra Gupta Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:50:26 +0000 http://www.reasonforliberty.com/ethics/why-should-you-choose-creative-commons-over-copyright-model-for-your-work.html#comment-2508 A very informative article. As a writer, I must say you opened up a new perspective for me about copyright. Thanks. I got to know about your blog through orkut. Writing forum, in particular. .-= Shruti Chandra Gupta´s last blog ..<a href="http://literaryzone.com/?p=1177" rel="nofollow">7 books that should be on every writer’s bookshelf</a> =-. A very informative article. As a writer, I must say you opened up a new perspective for me about copyright. Thanks.

I got to know about your blog through orkut. Writing forum, in particular.
.-= Shruti Chandra Gupta´s last blog ..7 books that should be on every writer’s bookshelf =-.

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