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Some say that the concept of "copyright" needs to be completely abolished in this modern digital age. Some want to strengthen what "copyright" means. Some are somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. WHERE ARE YOU?

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Two sharply contrasting views dominate the debate over copyright policy. On the one hand—the left one, we might say—copyrights represent mere policy tools, no better in principle than any other legal mechanism and, indeed, more modern, rationally planned, and democratically chosen that anything the common law can offer. On the other hand—the right hand, we might say—copyrights represent property rights no less than real estate or moveable goods do. On that view, copyrights deserve strict enforcement and our solemn respect.

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