Howdy all,
The Wheeler Centre is organising an IQ² Debate with a topic related to
free culture, that of copyright and the misnomer “piracy” for copyright
infringement.
The digital revolution is counter-intuitive to copyright.
Technological change is moving too fast for adequate laws to be
implemented – and for affected industries to keep pace.
With such open access to information these days, how do we know
where one person’s work ends and another begins? Is the very idea of
intellectual property becoming a nonsense – or is it too important
to give up on, for the continuing functioning of the arts and the
sciences? And – the million-dollar question – how can we ensure
creativity continues to pay?
Our speakers will consider the obstacles and opportunities ahead.
<URL:http://wheelercentre.com/events/event/copyright-is-dead-long-live-the-pirates/>
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Ben Finney
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