A Comment About

SOPA, Security, and the Singularity

January 30, 2012 - 12:00 am - by N.M. Guariglia
cedar rebellion
2012-01-30 15:02:46

I write software. Have for four decades. I don’t get paid for what I did in 1970. Do you?
The copyright protection is for the person to make money – not to stroke an ego. They can make all the money they want in 12 months, or 4 months or 4 minutes. The point is the time frame for making money should be reduced – dramatically. If the period only lasted for a year, all those that wanted to pay $100 for DVD have ample time to buy. Thus, SOPA only applies within the year. It even helps the poor – all they have to do is wait a year.