Why Napster is Right

I can’t believe I haven’t seen this article before. Michele Boldrin and UCLA Economics Professor David Levine wrote Why Napster Is Right which goes in to the economics of why intellectual property laws should go away in this age of dirt cheap distribution. I’ve generally been of the opinion that copyright laws are a good thing, but should have a much shorter lifespan than they currently do. This article is making me rethink whether copyright really is a good idea in the current age… Everything I’m interested in professionally (software, music, writing) is all based around intellectual property. So, it’s a big step to think that there may be another way.