Let the public domain be damned!
The Supreme Court upheld the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which brings us one step closer to the complete and total corporate domination of everyday life in the United States.
This was an unfortunate loss for Larry Lessig, whose opinions on the matter strike me as extraordinarily reasonable. Unfortunately, America has no place for reason these days. Let corporate interests prevail—to hell with the public domain!
This is just one of many things that should, but doesn’t, provoke massive protests in the U.S. these days (the regular erosion of fundamental liberties being another). What’s wrong with my compatriots? Lack of awareness?
