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Thread #17684   Message #279178
Posted By: T in Oklahoma (Okiemockbird)
16-Aug-00 - 07:14 PM
Thread Name: The Purpose of Copyright
Subject: RE: 'The Purpose of Copyright'
Here is a speech by Duke University Law Professor James Boyle to the National Federalist Society. This is interesting because, as Prof. Boyle states, "If we transposed political positions onto the map of the United States, the Federalist Society would be in Maine and I would be somewhere to the west of Honolulu". Professor Boyle nevertheless tries (whether he succeeds I don't know--I would be located far closer to his location on his hypothetical map than to the Federalist Society's) to find common ground with these conservatives by stating that copyright and patent law should be kept close to their constitutional roots.

T.