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I Think The Reality Is That Copyright Law Has For A Very Long Time Been A Tiny Little Part Of American Jurisprudence, Far Removed From Traditional First Amendment Jurisprudence, And That Made Sense Before The Internet. Now There Is An Unavoidable Link Between First Amendment Interests And The Scope Of Copyright Law. The Legal System Is Recognizing For The First Time The Extraordinary Expanse Of Copyright Regulation And Its Regulation Of Ordinary Free-speech Activities.

Technology Means You Can Now Do Amazing Things Easily; But You Couldn't Easily Do Them Legally.

As More And More Citizens Express What They Think, And Defend It In Writing, That Will Change The Way People Understand Public Issues. It Is Easy To Be Wrong And Misguided In Your Head. It Is Harder When The Product Of Your Mind Can Be Criticized By Others. Of Course, It Is A Rare Human Who Admits That He Has Been Persuaded That He Is Wrong. But It Is Even Rarer For A Human To Ignore When He Has Been Proven Wrong. The Writing Of Ideas, Arguments, And Criticism Improves Democracy.

[conservatives] Go To Church, They Do Lots Of Things For Free For Each Other. They Hold Potluck Dinners. ... They Serve Food To Poor People. They Share, They Give, They Give Away For Free. It's The Very Same People Leading Wall Street Firms Who, On Sundays, Show Up And Share.

We Are On The Cusp Of This Time Where I Can Say, "i Speak As A Citizen Of The World" Without Others Saying, "god, What A Nut."