Responses to Helprin’s Bad Idea
May 22, 2007 · Posted in IP
In an OpEd piece in the NYT, Mark Helprin argues for perpetual copyright. In addition to the two responses If:Book points to (Lessing’s wiki-based collective response and David Rothman’s excellent critique), I want to draw attention to Bob Blechman’s musings on what a retroactive perpetual copyright might mean for him.
I’d like to believe no one would take Helprin seriously, but I’m worried that far too many people will.
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I am worried that far too many people will take me seriously as well.
That would be frightening indeed.
Jonathan Letham had a pretty good argument against intellectual property in a recent issue of Harper’s.
BTW, you should do the “Seven Random Things about Me” meme on my blog website…
Aye, Letham’s piece is great. I discussed it a few months ago.