Comments on: My grandfather fled ‘the Czar’; should Hollywood appoint one for copyright? http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/my-grandfather-fled-the-czar-should-hollywood-appoint-one-for-copyright/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/my-grandfather-fled-the-czar-should-hollywood-appoint-one-for-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-1041895 Steve Jordan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:30:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/22/my-grandfather-fled-the-czar-should-hollywood-appoint-one-for-copyright/#comment-1041895 Me, I'm anti-loaded-titles minded... I'd say the use of the title "Czar" puts a negative connotation on the job that will undermine any good that might come out of it. Maybe "IT-in-Chief" would be better... I don't have an issue with appointing someone who will rein in all of the madness associated with copyright and infringement right now. I think they need to put more emphasis and effort onto education, directed both at the consumer and the producer, to the realities of electronic files and their place in commerce. I believe misunderstandings in this area are the root cause of most of our problems, and straightening out those misunderstandings will start the process of intelligent progress faster than any law. Me, I’m anti-loaded-titles minded… I’d say the use of the title “Czar” puts a negative connotation on the job that will undermine any good that might come out of it. Maybe “IT-in-Chief” would be better…

I don’t have an issue with appointing someone who will rein in all of the madness associated with copyright and infringement right now. I think they need to put more emphasis and effort onto education, directed both at the consumer and the producer, to the realities of electronic files and their place in commerce. I believe misunderstandings in this area are the root cause of most of our problems, and straightening out those misunderstandings will start the process of intelligent progress faster than any law.

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