The Friendly Guide to Regulating the Internet: Copyright as Incentive for Content Creation
Another addition to The Friendly Guide to Regulating the Internet
This is intellectual property in a nutshell: IP hurts, but we need it. It encourages the creation of speech by limiting the creation of speech. IP is a confusing concept that is sometimes great, sometimes dangerous, sometimes unnecessary, and thanks to the Internet, a part of your everyday life.
The Friendly Guide to Regulating the Internet: Copyright as Incentive for Content Creation