A Free-Market Fix for the Copyright Racket
This article is for subscribers only.
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- While most of the punditocracy waschattering earlier this month about Mitt Romney’s “gifts” gaffe,another Republican took an unexpectedly bold stand about a hugeand controversial special-interest handout that largely benefitsDemocratic constituencies.
A young Capitol Hill staff member named Derek S. Khannapublished a Republican Study Committee policy brief titled“Three Myths About Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix It.”The paper attacked the current copyright system, particularlythe continual and retroactive extension of copyright terms atthe behest of entertainment-industry lobbyists.