Copyright laws impede progress from "summary" of The Future of Ideas by Lawrence Lessig
Copyright laws, as they stand today, have a significant impact on the progress of innovation and creativity. These laws were originally intended to promote progress by providing creators with exclusive rights to their work for a limited period of time. However, over the years, these laws have been extended and strengthened to the point where they now stifle rather than encourage innovation. One of the main ways in which copyright laws impede progress is through their impact on the public domain. The public domain is the body of knowledge and creativity that is not protected by copyright and is therefore free for anyone to use and build upon. This vast repository of ideas and works is essential for the creation of new ideas and works. However, the extension of copyright terms means that fewer works are entering the public domain, thus limiting the pool of materials that creators can draw upon. Another way in which copyright laws impede progress is by creating barriers to entry for new creators. The costs and complexities of obtaining copyright clea...
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