Comments on: ATG Book of the Week: How to Fix Copyright http://www.against-the-grain.com/2012/01/atg-book-of-the-week-how-to-fix-copyright/ Linking librarians, publishers and vendors Sat, 18 May 2013 19:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Andrei Mincov http://www.against-the-grain.com/2012/01/atg-book-of-the-week-how-to-fix-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-40768 Andrei Mincov Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:36:45 +0000 http://www.against-the-grain.com/?p=10165#comment-40768 William Patry's book has several great points. As one of the very few people who is not afraid to dig deep to the foundational question that is "Why do we have copyright laws at all", he has my profound respect. He correctly debunks many myths behind today's mainstream justification behind copyright that it is supposed to balance the interests of creators with the interests of the public.  Because Patry's book is based on erroneous conjectures, the big issue is, it consequently it concludes with extremely dangerous proposals. He deems that copyright laws are not about giving originators the right to c how their works are utilized. In his opinion, the purpose of copyright laws is to ensure the greatest benefits to the public while giving authors the barest minimum that would encourage creativity.  In my article, How Not To Fix Copyright - My Response to William Patry (http://mincovlaw.com/blog-post/how_not_to_fix_copyright) , I explain the flaws in Patry's approach and provide many specific comments to extracts from his book. William Patry’s book has several great points. As one of the very few people who is not afraid to dig deep to the foundational question that is “Why do we have copyright laws at all”, he has my profound respect. He correctly debunks many myths behind today’s mainstream justification behind copyright that it is supposed to balance the interests of creators with the interests of the public. 

Because Patry’s book is based on erroneous conjectures, the big issue is, it consequently it concludes with extremely dangerous proposals. He deems that copyright laws are not about giving originators the right to c how their works are utilized. In his opinion, the purpose of copyright laws is to ensure the greatest benefits to the public while giving authors the barest minimum that would encourage creativity. 

In my article, How Not To Fix Copyright – My Response to William Patry (http://mincovlaw.com/blog-post/how_not_to_fix_copyright) , I explain the flaws in Patry’s approach and provide many specific comments to extracts from his book.

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