A Copyfighter’s Musings

Just got back from the Harvard JOLT Copyright and Fair Use Symposium.  I’ve posted notes here:

Panel 1

Boucher Keynote (to be honest, he didn’t say anything that revolutionary, so my notes aren’t that great)

Panel 2 (also, less detailed notes here than for panel 1, because I had to step out for a bit and I missed a couple of things. But still got most of the important points)

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Scientific American has a brief article on the adventures of Lessig and CC. The first sentence of the concluding paragraph states, “Some legal pundits will question whether an idea that downplays the profit motive will ever be widely embraced.”

First, economic pundits would probably have more of a problem with it.

Second, CC does not completely downplay the profit motive.  People can actually stand to profit a great deal by allowing less restrictive terms. 

For instance, a photographer could circulate a few photos on the Net with links to his website included. At his website, he could then sell other photos.  Hurray for promotional marketing!

Filed by Derek Slater at 11:27 pm under Notes
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