Beyond the Individual: Copyright Works for Us All

More and more, I am getting the sense that copyright is not just some old prude’s law, its sole purpose hording texts for no greater good than money. Instead, copyright policy is working for the proliferation of culture, although some would see it as a stagnating force. According to one critic, lawmakers write copyright policy to encourage the creation of cultural works. Giving certain rights to the creators give them an incentive to create. However, should these laws become too protective, they will make censors out of creators. Vaidhyanathan in his epilogue to Copyrights and Copywrongs admits that cultural production flourishes on its previous productions; should creators censor their own work in other media, they run the risk of impeding the artistic proliferation of newer artists.

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