A pet topic of mine: copyright law. It needs reform. I read an interesting speech calling for “Fair use reform; limits on secondary liability; protections against copyright abuse; fair and accessible licensing; orphan works reform; and notice of technological and contractual restrictions on digital media”.

To quote FN (again):

“Just see these superfluous ones! They steal the works of the inventors and the treasures of the wise. Culture, they call their theft—and everything becometh sickness and trouble unto them!”

Radiohead’s recent album release, although not directly addressing the copyright problem, did make a small step in the right direction. They allowed people to pay from zero to £100 to get their album at the purchaser’s discretion. This removes the record company from the equation. I think record companies can be grouped with the “superfluous ones”.

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