The best part are the people in the forums who don't get the joke.

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"Digital technologies are not only making it easier to copy all sorts of works, but also sharply reducing the costs of creating or distributing them, and so also reducing the required incentives. The flood of free content on the internet has shown that most creators do not need incentives that stretch across generations. To reward those who can attract a paying audience, and the firms that support them, much shorter copyrights would be enough. The 14-year term of the original 18th-century British and American copyright laws, renewable once, might be a good place to start."

The Economist wants shorter copyright terms!  Unfortunately, they are also calling for more support for copyright enforcement technologies to make the 14 year term profitable and worthwhile for content providers.

[via Lessig Blog]

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