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Some rational thoughts on copyright.
Larry Lessig points to this excellent article that rationally explains why music downloading isn't theft. To paraphrase the article, the restrictions that are being imposed will paralyze creativity. As I listen to my son learning Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water on his guitar, I wonder if the record companies will eventually come after him for stealing their music. The article suggests an interesting comparison. Should Trinity College, Cambridge, be able to approve every application of calculus, since it was the invention of Isaac Newton, its late employee? This is the same logic being used by record companies today.