The Copyright Monopoly Is A Market Distortion, Not A Birthright

posted on 16/12/2012 22:42 #copyrights

http://torrentfreak.com/the-copyright-monopoly-is-a-market-distortion-not-a-birthright-121216/

The copyright monopoly is not a natural right. It is a government-sanctioned private monopoly, granted under the assumption that no culture would get created if there’s not a profit motive behind it, and that this profit motive can only be realized in a monopolized setting.