Linux Today: Linux News On Internet Time.
Search Linux Today
search.internet.com
Linux News Sections:  Blog -  Developer -  High Performance -  Infrastructure -  IT Management -  Security -  Storage -
Linux Today Navigation
LT Home
Preferences
Contribute
Link to Us
Search
Linux Jobs

Become a Marketplace Partner

internet.commerce
Be a Commerce Partner














The Linux Channel at internet.com
Linux Today
Enterprise Linux Today
Apache Today
JustLinux.com
Linux Planet
PHPBuilder
All Linux Devices
Technology Jobs

JustTechJobs.com

LinuxToday Newsletters
Subscribe News
Subscribe PR
Subscribe Security

internet.com
IT
Developer
Internet News
Small Business
Personal Technology

Search internet.com
Advertise
Corporate Info
Newsletters
Tech Jobs
E-mail Offers

 






Current Newswire:

Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS

Intel Linux Graphics Shine With Fedora 12

Editor's Note: Do It Yourself "Cloud"

Google Chrome OS: First looks, first impressions

Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.32 (Part 3) - Storage

TV Mythos Renewed: MythTV 0.22 with Many Improvements

Enhancing openSUSE 11.2: Adding Repositories and Packages

A Northwest Nobel option? (Linus for the Nobel Peace prize)

SECURITY: Cloud Computing Security Benefits, Risks and Recommendations

Keeping score in test-driven development with Python, PyLint, unittest, doctest,




Arcsight Engineer
The Computer Merchant, Ltd
US-DC-Washington

Justtechjobs.com Post A Job | Post A Resume
:Copyright and Confirmation Bias
Copyright and Confirmation Bias
Nov 13, 2009, 06 :04 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (1314 reads)

(Other stories by Brendan Scott)

[ Thanks to Brendan Scott for this link. ]

"Dodge estimates, based on internal Napster research, that Napster could have generated $3 billion per year for the industry, with minimal overhead.

"I talk to people at copyright conferences and they will make some observation such as copyright has managed to support specific identified individuals and therefore it’s a good thing (most recently it was specific teachers whose retirement was funded by their textbook sales). However, to rely on this sort of evidence in policy making is basic bad practice. It seeks out only the evidence which supports the proposition, when it should be critically analysing it."

Complete Story

Related Stories:
Community contributions and copyright assignment(Nov 11, 2009)
"Intellectual Property" a Violation of Real Property(Nov 10, 2009)
The ACTA Internet Chapter: Putting the Pieces Together(Nov 09, 2009)
Open Source ‘Napster’ Resurrected After 8-Year Dormancy(Nov 04, 2009)
Digitization and the (Vanishing) Arts of the Book(Nov 02, 2009)
Linux Friendly Audiobooks(Oct 27, 2009)
Apology for singing shop worker(Oct 22, 2009)
Implementing a sensible copyright: "FLOW-IT"(Oct 21, 2009)
Judge: ringtones aren't performances, so no royalties(Oct 16, 2009)



No talkbacks posted.
  Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page  



Enter your comments below:

* Your Name:

* Your Email Address:

* Subject:

CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address]

* Comments:

Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content.

Fields marked with * are required!






..............................




All times are recorded in UTC.
Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Powered by Linux, Apache and PHP

internet.commediabistro.comJusttechjobs.comGraphics.com

Search:

WebMediaBrands Corporate Info

Legal Notices, Licensing, Permissions, Privacy Policy.
Advertise | Newsletters | Shopping | E-mail Offers | Freelance Jobs