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Information Wars And The Challenges Of Content Protection In Digital Contexts, Raymond T. Nimmer
Information Wars And The Challenges Of Content Protection In Digital Contexts, Raymond T. Nimmer
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
We are in the midst of a fundamental conflict in law and policy between those who favor maintaining and expanding copyright and related rights in the digital context ("rights enhancers"), and those who favor letting rights atrophy ("rights restrictors'). This Article argues that strong intellectual property rights are essential. At minimum, they are important to support creativity in contexts where the creation, collection, or distribution of the content requires substantial investment of time and resources. The case for allowing creators' rights to weaken is both untested and structurally suspect. Copyright law must construct a balance that fully supports creative activity …