“The precursor of copyright law served to force the identification of the author so that he could be punished if he proved to be a heretic or a revolutionary” — James Boyle Copy Share Image
“The history of patents includes a wealth of attempts to reward friends of the government and restrict or control dangerous technologies.” — James Boyle Copy Share Image
“Given an area of law that legislators were happy to hand over to the affected industries and a technology that was both unfamiliar and… — James Boyle Copy Share Image
“At the moment, everyone gets a copyright as soon as the work is written down or otherwise fixed, whether they want one or not.” — James Boyle Copy Share Image
“The precursor of copyright law served to force the identification of the author so that he could be punished if he proved to be… — James Boyle Copy Share Image
“The history of patents includes a wealth of attempts to reward friends of the government and restrict or control dangerous technologies.” — James Boyle Copy Share Image
