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“Overprotecting intellectual property is as harmful as underprotecting it. Creativity is impossible without a rich public domain. Nothing today, likely nothing since we tamed fire, is genuinely new: Culture, like science and technology, grows by accretion, each new creator building on the works of those who came before. Overprotection stifles the very creative forces it's supposed to nurture.”

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Alex Kozinski, born on July 23, 1950, is an influential American federal judge. He has made significant contributions to the field of law, particularly in the areas of constitutional interpretation and intellectual property law. more

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