[p2p-research] My letter to Obama

[Michel Bauwens]

Marco,

what you propose would involve the repeal of the legislation that Kevin
mentions, so I don't think you're saying anything different. I don't think
Kevin proposes a radical abolition, just a scaling back,

Michel



> > Scaling back IP law (a good start would be repealing the DMCA, the
> > WIPO Copyright Treaty, and the Uruguay Round's TRIPS accord) would
> > eliminate the barriers to the diffusion of skill and technology that
> > currently prop up the old corporate dinosaurs of the software and
> > entertainment industries, and facilitate their replacement by
> > networked production on an open source model.
>
> in the entertainment case, wouldn't a reduction of copyright to 5/10
> years max from publication achieve practically the same effect, while
> being much easier to lobby for and, for the general public, to
> understand and support?
>
> Marco
> --
> Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how
> software is used *around* you:            http://digifreedom.net/node/84
>
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