Occupy Copyright

摘要

Well, 2011 will be known as the year of the occupation, with Occupy Wall Street being the most recognizable of the protest movements that started in September in New York City. This series of ongoing, international demonstrations protest economic inequality, corruption, and the undue influence of corporations on society and government.But what about "occupying" copyright?Copyright Conundrum Globally, there has been an increasing uproar over copyright law, its implementation, and mostly how it has evolved during the past 2 decades. There are many voices that have given rise to the discontent, including Techdirt's Mike Masnick, law professor Michael Geist, and Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge. Many in copyright's establishment have dismissed all of these individuals as having a distorted view of the copyright system or as being activists who lack a firm view of political, economic, or commercial reality.