Workspace:Books with arguments in favour of our cause
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Boldrin/Levine
Economists argue against artificial scarcity and copyright/patent monopolies.
Cory Doctorow
Fictional work showing the dangers of loss of privacy, loss of freedom of speech [1]
Richard Stallman
Free Software, Free Society, also available as a free PDF here.
Lawrence Lessig
Code and other laws of Cyberspace V2.0
Chris Anderson
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
Clinton Heylin
Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry Apparently contains this quote from Michael Jackson, talking about the introduction of digital audio tape (DAT):
The record company argument - which is that it's like giving away the master tape, and we have to stop it - is obviously a logical argument. But I really don't care ... The thought of people borrowing my records from their friends and taping them has never bothered me. My concern is that as many people as possible hear the music. In fact, since they're going to do it anyway, I think I'd prefer that they do it with digital quality. I'm still going to make enough money to live on one way or another, whether it's through publishing royalties, live performance, or whatever ... It might in some ways even be a good thing. Because if the profits get smaller, then maybe the lawyers and the accountants will start to fade away, and the music business can again be run by people who love music.
I don't have a copy (yet) so cannot confirm this quote --JohnB 20:13, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
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--JohnB 20:47, 12 August 2009 (UTC)