I'm All For Experimenting With Sortition -

As I've Indicated, Most Books Go Out Of Print Within One Year. The Same Is True Of Music And Film. Commercial Culture Is Sharklike. It Must Keep Moving. And When A Creative Work Falls Out Of Favor With The Commercial Distributors, The Commercial Life Ends.

A Culture Without Property, Or In Which Creators Can't Get Paid, Is Anarchy, Not Freedom.

Monopolies Are Not Justified By Theory; They Should Be Permitted Only When Justified By Facts. If There Is No Solid Basis For Extending A Certain Monopoly Protection, Then We Should Not Extend That Protection. 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. Before The Monopoly Should Be Permitted, There Must Be Reason To Believe It Will Do Some Good -- For Society, And Not Just For Monopoly Holders.

We Always Build On The Past; The Past Always Tries To Stop Us.

Before The Monopoly Should Be Permitted, There Must Be Reason To Believe It Will Do Some Good - For Society, And Not Just For Monopoly Holders.