James Governor is proposing we declare a set of copy rights that establish that we as members of a culture have a right to share works — not without hindrance, but as the default. That’s not only the right way to look at it (from my point of view, anyway) but it’s how I take the Constitution’s explanation of copyright: A temporary monopoly on printing granted to authors because there is a broader and more basic assumption that culture needs to be shared if it is to survive and thrive.

Meanwhile, David Berlind is soliciting suggestions for ways of ridiculing the abbreviation “DRM.”

Rights ‘n’ ridicule … a powerful combination. [Tags: drm digitalRights jamesGovernor davidBerlind copyright copyleft]

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