Copyright metaphors

[Laura Creighton]

Paul Rubin
> The tension between copyright and individual freedom is certainly
> stronger now than it was in the 1800's, for reasons RMS talks about in
> his speeches.  In the 1800's, copying books (in enough volume to be a
> problem for copyright holders) was only practical with a printing
> press and a lot of typesetting work, making many copies of the same
> book.  That meant copyright was more like an industrial relation than
> today, where it controls what individuals can do in their own bedrooms
> with their own computers.
> 
> Anyway, we live in interesting times.
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One of the motivations for a copyright law at all was the rapid
proliferation of Newspapers.  They competed quite favourably with
book publishers.

Laura