tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post4670689284378079936..comments2024-01-23T07:34:52.253-08:00Comments on Copyrights & Campaigns: IP policy remains bi-partisan, but for how long?Ben Sheffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06477793715765992689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383512304639632735.post-57248614119202058302009-01-20T01:49:00.000-08:002009-01-20T01:49:00.000-08:00I disagree. You touch on the issue I see as a bett...I disagree. You touch on the issue I see as a better prediction, however - I see this as more of an age/generation issue. Now, if a lasting generation gap where young=Democrat and old=Republican actually emerges, then your prediction that copyright becomes a partisan issue may come true. It won't be direct cause and effect, though.<BR/><BR/>If you can find me young conservatives (under the age of 30) who have studied the issue and believe that the ideal length of copyright protection should be author's life + 70 years, I'll be shocked. If you can find me young conservatives who believe that time/place/media shifting should be restricted by copyright owners through DRM, I will also be shocked. The same goes for orphan works and the RIAA lawsuit campaign built on dubious technical theories.<BR/><BR/>We can talk enforcement all we want - long term, I think stronger, ham-fisted enforcement of bad policy will simply increase the pressure for policy reform. Young Americans have started to notice, and we happen to skew left in today's political climate. Maybe we'll have to wait until the average lawmaker was born after 1975, but public perception is already shifting around this issue.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023519482024334644noreply@blogger.com