Google's Chief Copyright counsel William Patry discusses his new book,
Moral Panics & the Copyright Wars. Mr. Patry believes that
copyright laws and the debate surrounding copyright has centered on the
concept of ownership, rather than the concept of policy. Copyrights are
not a innate right, they are given by statute. So what is the proper
level of rights to be afforded to to copyright owners balanced against
the public interest against monopolization and in favor of innovation?...
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