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Copyright only for private citizensCopyright only for private citizensPosted Nov 2, 2004 18:41 UTC (Tue) by Max.Hyre (subscriber, #1054)In reply to: File sharing is not evil by dooglio Parent article: Senate Talks Fail on File-Sharing Software (Newsday)
It's a great idea, but without more details, all it'll mean is that the private citizen will have the title of ``Chairman of the Board''. Could we maybe restrict it solely to the artist? Even then, I fear the result would be some new type of contract, in which the artist keeps the copyright, but signs away all profit therefrom. In a faintly related note, humans (each contained within a single skin) are called ``natural persons'' in law, to differentiate them from corporations. In what I consider one of the worst legal precedents since slavery, the U.S. started treating corporations as ``persons'' in the late 19th century. It was just to simplify certain legal situations, you understand, but the difference seems negligible today. :-(
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