Americans Have Been Selling This View Around

If The Internet Teaches Us Anything, It Is That Great Value Comes From Leaving Core Resources In A Commons, Where They're Free For People To Build Upon As They See Fit.

One Theme Of What I've Been Writing Has Been To Get People To Understand That "apolitical" Means "you Lose." It Doesn't Mean You Live A Utopian Life Free Of Politicians' Influence. The Destruction Of The Public Domain Is The Clearest Example, But It Will Only Be The First.

Here's What We [americans] Need: A 30 Second You Tube Video Of Some Guy At A Party Constantly Checking Out Everyone Else At The Party, While He Pretends To Be Speaking To The Other Person. We're The Other Person. The Guy Are The Politicians. And The Distraction Is The Corruption: We Need A Congress That Can Afford To Talk To Us. For At Least One Drink Or So.

This Does Not Mean That Every Copyright Must Prove Its Value Initially. That Would Be A Far Too Cumbersome System Of Control. But It Does Mean That Every System Or Category Of Copyright Or Patent Should Prove Its Worth.

Monopoly Controls Have Been The Exception In Free Societies; They Have Been The Rule In Closed Societies.