somebody <x### [at] ycom> wrote:
> I don't disregard your concerns, but similar objections could be raised for
> inheritance of private property. That one can inherit property or land or
> goods means we end up in a situation where *everything* is owned, but that
> doesn't stiffle economic growth. We can certainly flourish as a society
> where Smoke on Water is copyrighted. Why would it then be any more
> disasterous if Marriage of Figaro were currently copyrighted as well? I
> would think that the cost to society would be minimal, if any, on the whole.
> It would, if anything, encourage more original or contemporary works.

  You seem to think that copyright holds only for music and other
"unimportant" pieces of art.

  Copyright also holds for eg. descriptions and documentaries of historically
significant events. If these are shut down by copyright restrictions, it
would be akin to historical censorship, and the only reason for this
censorship would be someone's greed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r0pM1hJGU8

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                                                          - Warp

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