Comments on: Copyright and Patterned Theories of Justice http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve R. http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-48118 Steve R. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:16:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/#comment-48118 <p>I fully agree with you that <i>"libertarians should err on the side of liberty.</i> What has been very educational for me on this forum has been the concept, put forward by some posters, that producers have a so-called unilateral right to assert control (ownership) of a product for an indeterminate (infinite) period of time. To protect this so-called property right they support the concept of laws, such as the DMCA - which is a form of regulation that results in the deprivation of "liberty".<br><br>If I read Solveig Singleton post correctly, she seems to be implying the need for greater enforcement; to put it another way increased regulation.<br><br>Regulation is regulation, I find it disingenuous when government regulation is by definition "bad" but regulation that benefits a business is considered automatically considered "good". Based on the concepts of "liberty" and "free markets", if a company can't succeed without the benefit regulatory protection - too bad.</p> I fully agree with you that “libertarians should err on the side of liberty. What has been very educational for me on this forum has been the concept, put forward by some posters, that producers have a so-called unilateral right to assert control (ownership) of a product for an indeterminate (infinite) period of time. To protect this so-called property right they support the concept of laws, such as the DMCA – which is a form of regulation that results in the deprivation of “liberty”.

If I read Solveig Singleton post correctly, she seems to be implying the need for greater enforcement; to put it another way increased regulation.

Regulation is regulation, I find it disingenuous when government regulation is by definition “bad” but regulation that benefits a business is considered automatically considered “good”. Based on the concepts of “liberty” and “free markets”, if a company can’t succeed without the benefit regulatory protection – too bad.

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-48117 Don Marti Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:10:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/#comment-48117 <p>Another argument might be: "We all want to save energy and commute time, therefore regulation should facilitate the maximum amount of telecommuting." Different people have different activities that they want copyright and other government regulations to encourage, so the government is better advised to back off than to manage for maximum production of one kind of good.</p> Another argument might be: “We all want to save energy and commute time, therefore regulation should facilitate the maximum amount of telecommuting.” Different people have different activities that they want copyright and other government regulations to encourage, so the government is better advised to back off than to manage for maximum production of one kind of good.

]]> By: Steve R. http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-39551 Steve R. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:16:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/#comment-39551 <p>I fully agree with you that <i>"libertarians should err on the side of liberty.</i> What has been very educational for me on this forum has been the concept, put forward by some posters, that producers have a so-called unilateral right to assert control (ownership) of a product for an indeterminate (infinite) period of time. To protect this so-called property right they support the concept of laws, such as the DMCA - which is a form of regulation that results in the deprivation of "liberty".</p> <p>If I read Solveig Singleton post correctly, she seems to be implying the need for greater enforcement; to put it another way increased regulation.</p> <p>Regulation is regulation, I find it disingenuous when government regulation is by definition "bad" but regulation that benefits a business is considered automatically considered "good". Based on the concepts of "liberty" and "free markets", if a company can't succeed without the benefit regulatory protection - too bad.</p> I fully agree with you that “libertarians should err on the side of liberty. What has been very educational for me on this forum has been the concept, put forward by some posters, that producers have a so-called unilateral right to assert control (ownership) of a product for an indeterminate (infinite) period of time. To protect this so-called property right they support the concept of laws, such as the DMCA – which is a form of regulation that results in the deprivation of “liberty”.

If I read Solveig Singleton post correctly, she seems to be implying the need for greater enforcement; to put it another way increased regulation.

Regulation is regulation, I find it disingenuous when government regulation is by definition “bad” but regulation that benefits a business is considered automatically considered “good”. Based on the concepts of “liberty” and “free markets”, if a company can’t succeed without the benefit regulatory protection – too bad.

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-39550 Don Marti Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:10:16 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/15/copyright-and-patterned-theories-of-justice/#comment-39550 <p>Another argument might be: "We all want to save energy and commute time, therefore regulation should facilitate the maximum amount of telecommuting." Different people have different activities that they want copyright and other government regulations to encourage, so the government is better advised to back off than to manage for maximum production of one kind of good.</p> Another argument might be: “We all want to save energy and commute time, therefore regulation should facilitate the maximum amount of telecommuting.” Different people have different activities that they want copyright and other government regulations to encourage, so the government is better advised to back off than to manage for maximum production of one kind of good.

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