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In these times, the hardest task for social or political activists is to find a way to get people to wonder again about what we all believe is true. The challenge is to sow doubt.

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All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations.

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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.

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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.

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By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The term of copyright for software is effectively unlimited.

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While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some software programs from the 1990s is already inaccessible.

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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.

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A free culture has been our past, but it will only be our future if we change the path we are on right now.

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A free culture is not a culture without property; it is not a culture in which artists don't get paid.

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A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: June 3rd, 1961

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