Just in case any of you thought that I had already plumbed the depths of Gregory Maxwell's stupidity on this issue,
check this out:
QUOTE
Consider the incentive system that you create when you combine a
copyright system which is effectively perpetual through retroactive
extensions plus the ability to copyright any work in the public domain
by making a slavish reproduction:
New exciting viable business plans emerge, such as:
1) Obtain classic works of art and slavishly digitize them.
2) Destroy the works of art
3) Perpetual profit!
The next day, Skulldancer made a
very similar comment to Tim Worstall's piece for the Examiner.com. Is this the official line of the WMF now? It certainly seems to fit.
STEP 1: Do injury to all perceived enemies of "free culture";
STEP 2: Add insult to injury by ascribing patently ridiculous and outrageous motives to the enemy;
STEP 3: ??? [
wiki magic involved here, folks!]
STEP 4: FREE CULTURE!