Great post. I confess, I was guilty of thinking of JC as a fluke, a gimmick, nothing serious. But his words have changed my mind. He found a niche no one else was targeting very successfully and went for it — and it was instinctual, not a plan, really, from what I can gather. The man rocks.

I am SO PLEASED that EVERY comment says this issue is far from dead. Yes, a lot of the discussion is uniformed whining, but big deal. For great ideas to emerge the discussion has to continue. Here's a post I recently wrote on this topic: http://cerebellumblues.squarespace.com/blog/2011/3/8/is-music-a-public-good-private-rival-non-rival-excludable-en.html

Ferg, Really, you think it's "sad" that someone might take credit for something he poured his heart and soul into? Who deserves the credit? Jeff

Jeff, Copyright law was not written to protect goods or services but rather the expression of ideas. In other words, if you think of a cool idea (a song, some computer code, etc.) you have the right for a limited amount of time to say who can and cannot legally express your idea. As a result, when I buy a CD, I'm not buying music or plastic, I'm buying a right to listen to something (with limitations). Jeff S.

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