Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies.
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We have a massive system to regulate creativity. A massive system of lawyers regulating creativity as copyright law has expanded in unrecognizable forms, going from a regulation of publishing to a regulation of copying.
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Copyrights have not expired, and will not expire, so long as Congress is free to be bought to extend them again.
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This is the hard policy question. They network operators want total control. My point is, is there another way to give them a rate of return I don't know.
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