tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post3764517574774881244..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Chutzpah [updated]Eric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-12341221142709023202010-05-12T10:16:54.246+12:002010-05-12T10:16:54.246+12:00I actually kinda like Lichtenstein...his pieces ar...I actually kinda like Lichtenstein...his pieces are at least fun. And his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVt3y7psP8s" rel="nofollow">house at the DC sculpture garden</a> is very fun: you can spend a good while circling the thing seeing how it plays with perspective.<br /><br />What the case says about copyright law is that the owners of existing content will always push for a maximalist interpretation of the strength of copyright, with no regard to how that affects the cost of creating new works. And, that we do poorly in setting copyright law if we make it consistent with the wishes of existing content owners rather than the broader interest that includes those creating new content.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-42112112115286861372010-05-11T15:55:42.872+12:002010-05-11T15:55:42.872+12:00Lichtenstein was an artistic parasite, but I don&#...Lichtenstein was an artistic parasite, but I don't agree that his own artistic parasitism says anything germane about copyright law.<br /><br />But this news does at least indicate that he(or, at least, his state) are hypocritical parasites.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.com