Saturday was the unofficial 300 year anniversary of copyright, as first formalized in Britain’s Statute of Anne in 1710. I took the opportunity to reflect a little bit on my personal blog about my own interest in copyright law (part of a broader interest in technology and Internet law).
At the end of the post in a section called “© needs reform,” I get to the real reason I am fascinated by copyright law: because it is in major disrepair, and failing to keep pace with the rate of innovation we’re seeing today. In short, I’m interested in copyright because I want to help fix it.
I thought it would be appropriate to flag that section for you here on Tropophilia, since it is something I’d love to change.
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