Lawyers Rarely Test Their Power, Or The

This Does Not Mean That Every Copyright Must Prove Its Value Initially. That Would Be A Far Too Cumbersome System Of Control. But It Does Mean That Every System Or Category Of Copyright Or Patent Should Prove Its Worth.

In These Times, The Hardest Task For Social Or Political Activists Is To Find A Way To Get People To Wonder Again About What We All Believe Is True. The Challenge Is To Sow Doubt.

A World Where Congressmen Spend 30 To 70 Percent Of Their Time Raising Money From A Tiny, Tiny Fraction Of The 1% Is A World Where That Tiny, Tiny Fraction Has Enormous Power. And It's That Inequality In Political Power That Enables This Corrupted System To Happen.

A Culture Without Property, Or In Which Creators Can't Get Paid, Is Anarchy, Not Freedom.

Monopolies Are Not Justified By Theory; They Should Be Permitted Only When Justified By Facts. If There Is No Solid Basis For Extending A Certain Monopoly Protection, Then We Should Not Extend That Protection. This Does Not Mean That Every Copyright Must Prove Its Value Initially. That Would Be A Far Too Cumbersome System Of Control. But It Does Mean That Every System Or Category Of Copyright Or Patent Should Prove Its Worth. Before The Monopoly Should Be Permitted, There Must Be Reason To Believe It Will Do Some Good -- For Society, And Not Just For Monopoly Holders.