Comments on: Mark Helprin: Copyright Twit of the Year http://c4ss.org/content/1396 building awareness of the market anarchist alternative Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:26:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sheldon Richman http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1235 Sheldon Richman Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:47:54 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1235 What a marvelous article. Helprin gets his comeuppance. Thanks, Kevin. What a marvelous article. Helprin gets his comeuppance. Thanks, Kevin.

]]> By: John Médaille http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1108 John Médaille Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:21:10 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1108 It is surprising how many people, in their defense of property rights, refuse to define property. For such people, which is most of us, any formal ownership is "property," no matter how that ownership is obtained or maintained. Is it too obvious to point out that without being able to say what property is that you cannot distinguish property rights from property wrongs. It is surprising how many people, in their defense of property rights, refuse to define property. For such people, which is most of us, any formal ownership is “property,” no matter how that ownership is obtained or maintained. Is it too obvious to point out that without being able to say what property is that you cannot distinguish property rights from property wrongs.

]]> By: badocelot http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1023 badocelot Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:58:29 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1023 The issue of copyright was at the center of a series of particularly heated — and spiteful — arguments between my father and I during my teens. So occasionally I wonder if maybe my abhorrence to copyright is just lingering bitterness. Then I look at the arguments *for* copyright and want to claw my face off from the stupidity and borderline misanthropy. The issue of copyright was at the center of a series of particularly heated — and spiteful — arguments between my father and I during my teens. So occasionally I wonder if maybe my abhorrence to copyright is just lingering bitterness. Then I look at the arguments *for* copyright and want to claw my face off from the stupidity and borderline misanthropy.

]]> By: lordmetroid http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1020 lordmetroid Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:13:42 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1020 Ohh, just slash ignore, I find my life to be much more enjoyable when I ignore and ridicule tyrants. Ohh, just slash ignore, I find my life to be much more enjoyable when I ignore and ridicule tyrants.

]]> By: nskinsella http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1019 nskinsella Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:45:43 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1019 Wow, he's more incoherent than the pathetic Gene Quinn? Wow. Wow, he’s more incoherent than the pathetic Gene Quinn? Wow.

]]> By: Kevin Carson http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1018 Kevin Carson Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:18:58 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1018 Good catch, Bill--thanks! Good catch, Bill–thanks!

]]> By: tristan http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1017 tristan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:08:45 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1017 They are still attacking - ACTA and the recent fetish for '3 strikes' laws are the latest attempts (and the most blatant examples of the corporate state for a while). The UK is also being plagued by a law firm sending threatening letters to people accusing them of copyright infringement and demanding ludicrous compensation for their clients (up to 60% of people panic and pay up whether they did it or not) (this must be a nice earner for the lawyers by the way - they will charge for every form letter the send, get a cut of the payments and a cut of anything they get from the few default judgements they get (they only go to court if you ignore everything and are likely to ignore the summons) - they don't even need to bother reading the responses, just send out more letters). They are still attacking – ACTA and the recent fetish for ‘3 strikes’ laws are the latest attempts (and the most blatant examples of the corporate state for a while).

The UK is also being plagued by a law firm sending threatening letters to people accusing them of copyright infringement and demanding ludicrous compensation for their clients (up to 60% of people panic and pay up whether they did it or not) (this must be a nice earner for the lawyers by the way – they will charge for every form letter the send, get a cut of the payments and a cut of anything they get from the few default judgements they get (they only go to court if you ignore everything and are likely to ignore the summons) – they don’t even need to bother reading the responses, just send out more letters).

]]> By: billstclair http://c4ss.org/content/1396/comment-page-1#comment-1016 billstclair Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:25:50 +0000 http://c4ss.org/?p=1396#comment-1016 "Remember that old saying of Gandhi’s? First they ignore us, then they mock us, then they fight us, then they win." Uh, I think Ghandi's saying was "... then WE win". “Remember that old saying of Gandhi’s? First they ignore us, then they mock us, then they fight us, then they win.”

Uh, I think Ghandi’s saying was “… then WE win”.

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