>Copyright, at its heart, is aimed at giving the person who creates something control over the creative work.
I'm not sure about this. Copyright is aimed at enabling and encouraging creative works. It achieves this by giving the creator control. Here, the word giving is important; we only give the creator control because we think that will result in more high quality creative works (in theory).
>When people propose that copyright be abolished, they are saying, if effect, that anybody who produces a creative work immediately forfeits any right to control it.
Instead, they are saying that they no longer want to give away control to the creator, because copyright is not achieving the desired results.
>To defeat SOPA, though, one must affirm copyright.
Agreed. However, I think it's easier to discuss the goals, benefits, and extent of copyright law from the vantage point I've expressed above.
I'm not sure about this. Copyright is aimed at enabling and encouraging creative works. It achieves this by giving the creator control. Here, the word giving is important; we only give the creator control because we think that will result in more high quality creative works (in theory).
>When people propose that copyright be abolished, they are saying, if effect, that anybody who produces a creative work immediately forfeits any right to control it.
Instead, they are saying that they no longer want to give away control to the creator, because copyright is not achieving the desired results.
>To defeat SOPA, though, one must affirm copyright.
Agreed. However, I think it's easier to discuss the goals, benefits, and extent of copyright law from the vantage point I've expressed above.