[lbo-talk] plagiarism watch

knowknot at mindspring.com knowknot at mindspring.com
Wed Dec 22 14:09:34 PST 2004


On 12/22/04, "Charles Brown" <cbrown at michiganlegal.org>

> By [accepting the] assertion [that if its

> created by the labor of its owner, property

> is not theft] Einstein and his heirs should

> own the stream/flow of exchange value of

> the STR, the GTR and lots of other 'stuff.'

> And why *shouldn't* he? What makes his

> creativity different from that of Little Richard,

> or Picasso?

^^^^

Well, isn't one (obvious) element that makes it "different" what the copyright act as long interpreted/applied by the courts in this connection makes the law?



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