Formalities in copyright law (registration, renewal, marking) should be reinstated because without them, it is impossible for creators to know what is protected and what is not, or to find copyright owners to ask permission from, making the permission system unworkable.

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Speaker

Lawrence Lessig

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There is no list [of copyright owners]... Simple transactions are destroyed in a world without formalities. Complex, expensive, lawyer transactions take their place.

Source

Free culture
Created: 8/13/2026, 2:35:01 AM

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