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1998-02-06 - Re: the best justice money can buy –Lessig (fwd)

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1998-02-06 01:16:38 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 09:16:38 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 09:16:38 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: the best justice money can buy --Lessig (fwd)
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Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com> writes:

> 
> Forwarded message:
> 
> > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:23:58 -0800 (PST)
> > From: mark@unicorn.com
> > Subject: Re: the best justice money can buy --Lessig
> 
> > Of course there's a free-market remedy for Microsoft; eliminate copyright. 
> > anyone can copy Microsoft software for free, it would be forced to compete
> > on real benefits rather than installed base.
> 
> If there were no copyright nobody would have any reason to market software
> or much else for that matter. I would predict that much of the technology
> and infrastructure we have now wouldn't exist. It would also stiffle
> creativity and new methodologies because there would be no profit in it to
> recoup development costs. Those who would survive in such a market would be
> the 800-lb gorillas because only they would have the resources to squash the
> smaller companies.

Software development seems to be thriving in countries that aren't very keen
on enforcing copyright laws - do you care to explain why?
> 
> Free markets monopolize.
Hmm... There's no copyright on perfumes.  There are market leaders in perfumes,
but no monopoly; hardly even an olygopoly.

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