Episode 94 - The legal land of copyright and its destructiveness

Complete Liberty Podcast

IP laws impose a labyrinth of restrictions on creative entrepreneurs who would otherwise bring new and interesting products and services to market Pirate Bay founders threatened with fine if site stays open http://www.macworld.com/article/143592/2009/10/piratebay_fine.html The Pirates Can't Be Stopped by Daniel Roth http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/01/14/Media-Defenders-Profile/?TID=st092007ab Kevin Rose Talks About HD DVD Story on Diggnation http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8677843198802000499# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controversy Copying music and file-sharing are not equivalent to burglary or robbery, because only a duplication is made; the original property is left intact Customers are oftentimes the casualties in the IP wars Do content creators have the right to prevent others from duplicating their content? What about knockoffs and plagiarism? The Music and Book Killers by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker128.html The Nine Inch Nails Theory of Entrepreneurship http://4entrepreneur.net/?p=1268 Trent Reznor and business strategy http://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2009/04/trent-reznor-and-business-strategy.html The minutia and madness of IP litigation... http://ipcolloquium.com/mobile/2009/09/derivative-work/ What's next for Jammie Thomas-Rasset? by Nate Anderson http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/whats-next-for-jammie-thomas-rasset.ars The purpose of law is not to "deter" crimes, but rather to serve as a method of justice for restoring victims Governmental "law," lacking property rights jurisdiction, violates individual rights Lots of rights-respecting people are currently being kept in cages for rejecting unjust "laws" The prevalent religious doctrine of retribution fosters various forms of irrationality, immorality, and injustice When children are forced to do things against their will, they oftentimes grow up with pseudo self-esteem and believe in the moral righteousness of governmental coercion Complete liberty is about a society that respects individuals and dispenses with the contradictions and moral double standards of "government" Stay tuned for more info on the completeliberty.com site redesign! Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107 bumper music "The Beginning Of The End" by Nine Inch Nails http://nin.com/

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