Comments on: James Lileks on copyright law https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/james-lileks-on-copyright-law/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 25 May 2008 23:11:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bapoo M. Malcolm https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/james-lileks-on-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-4900 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:03:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4243#comment-4900 There is a crying need for standardisation of copyright laws. The need to protect the authors of original works is paramount. The need to enjoy without monetory or business profit, i.e. gain without pain, is second.

As a journalist and a lawyer, just this afternoon, I was upset when one of the seniormost solicitors in Bombay blatantly used my thesis in his review. Can I do anything? No. I am working on patents for mosquito elinination, an internal combustion engine, a fire hydrant valve and a couple of novels to boot. Do I need protection? Ya bet!

Bapoo M. Malcolm

]]> By: Amsterdamsky https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/james-lileks-on-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-4899 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:47:33 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4243#comment-4899 The US is more and more like europe i.e. government business monopoly complex. No lobbyist left behind. My high hopes for the Bush presidency I had in early 2001 have turned into a worst case scenerio. The net effect of all of this is small businesses have a much more difficult time getting a foothold.

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