Category Archives: Basic Ideas

Is Copyright Similar to a Fundamentalist Religion?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by anatoly

Few thoughts on _Copyright as a Fundamentalist Religion_ by Rick Falkvinge. There is one more noteworthy analogy between pro-copyright social structures and church. It is believers, people. It is them who church relied upon and it is them, law obedient … Continue reading →

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Is Copying an Act of Love?

Posted on January 31, 2011 by anatoly

Copying is an act of love is a post on Copyheart.org by Nina. I commented there I agree and I do, but must explain what exactly I mean. If I copy a work of art I appreciate it at least. … Continue reading →

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On Trademarks

Posted on January 30, 2011 by anatoly

I never took on the concept of trademark as such. For no reason. I actually didn’t specifically contemplated about patents either. All my thinking thus far was aimed at copyrights. Why? Because, first, copyrights, in my view, cause the greatest … Continue reading →

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Would books be printed without publishing monopolies?

Posted on January 22, 2011 by anatoly

I want to address one idea from There Are Three Parties To Copyright by Rick Falkvinge. He writes: “The argument that nobody would print books without copyright should have no bearing on today’s legislation, as nothing needs to be printed … Continue reading →

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