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Defeating The Economic Theory Of Copyright: How The Natural Right To Seek Knowledge Is The Only Theory Able To Explain The Entirety Of Copyright’S Balance, Michelle M. Wu
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The practice of copyright was once a perfect balance, reflecting the intent of the Founders to create an environment where new works were constantly made available to the public for consumption and use. The author would create a work, a user would buy a copy and be free to use it. Neither party had any right to interfere with the other’s activities. All of that changed with newer technologies, exposing the flaws both in our laws and the applications of them.
Copyright laws, on their face, prohibit many normal uses of copyrighted works by end users, such as making mixed …