Copyright law has been around for 300 years and follows the Ten Commandments, yet many including government agencies barely comprehend intellectual property rights. There are no copyright police or courts, and even public agencies steal others’ work. It is no exaggeration that copyright owners enjoy less protection from theft than the night manager eyeing shoplifters at a Quickie Mart. “Studying copyright, especially if you’re not a lawyer, is akin to stepping into a madhouse where things barely adhere to any internal logic,” writes Professor Blayne Haggart in Copyfight. READ MORE



