Re: [GD-General] Pro-IP bill passed the house: User-created conte nt providers, beware!

[Jon W. <hp...@mi...>]

Crosbie Fitch wrote:
> Or, even simpler, just abolish copyright and patents.
>
>   

Right.

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, we work with the system as is given, 
and do our best to push it in the direction that works best. Personally, 
I don't think a total abolition of IP protection will work best, much as 
I don't believe a society totally without police will work best.

Our society has spent thousands of years coming up with laws and customs 
that make society work as well as it does. Throwing it all away and 
starting over is not the right engineering (or re-engineering) approach.

Sincerely,

jw