“The copyright industry has managed to kill civil liberties for their own children, ushering in a dystopian surveillance machine, merely to avoid taking responsibility for their own business failures. I lack words to quantify my contempt for these utter parasites.” ChildrenResponsibilityLibertyIndustryMachinesContemptTaking ResponsibilityDystopianSurveillanceCivil LibertiesOwn BusinessCopyrightParasites Author:Rick Falkvinge
“I am explicitly not opening the giant can of worms that is the ongoing current discussion of patent, copyright, and trademark reform.” CurrentsOpeningReformDiscussionGiantsWormsOngoingPatentsCopyrightTrademarksCans Of Worms Author:James Fallows
“Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.” ActivityMusic IsUsersCopyrightLiabilityVicariousInfringementNapster Author:David Boies
“I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there's a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there's too much information.” ThinkingUseAttentionToo MuchInformationEconomicsScarcityCopyrightToo Much Information Author:Esther Dyson
“I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff.” ThinkingBelieveKindImportantStuffMoralIssuesIntegrityFinancialCreatorDispositionCopyrightAttribution Author:Esther Dyson
“Every night on my show, The Colbert Report, I speak straight from the gut, okay? I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it "The No Fact Zone.” PeopleGivingFactsShowsFunnyNightSpeakTermTelevisionNewsArgumentOkayRationalReportsGutsZoneEvery NightFoxesCopyrightFox News Author:Stephen Colbert
“I'm a bit cynical that it ever will be addressed properly. I think it is healthy to get some sort of copyright protection. But some of it has gone on forever.” ThinkingBitsGoneForeverHealthyProtectionCynicalCopyright Author:Peter Gabriel
“How much greater would their contributions to the U.S. economy be if U.S. copyright owners could access foreign markets otherwise dominated by pirate product?” IfsEconomyGreaterProductsAccessContributionOwnersPirateCopyright Author:Howard Berman
“I am outraged that the Gorillaz have infringed the copyright of my song 'Time Warp,' claiming their song 'Stylo' to be an original composition.” SongOriginalsCompositionCopyrightOutragedWarp Author:Eddy Grant
“This song ain't black or white and as far as I know it don't infringe on anyone's copyright.” KnowsSongBlackWhiteRock And RollCopyrightBlack Or White Author:George Harrison