Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!]

[Jamie Lokier]

Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Robert White wrote:
> > 1) the author has a right to profit from his creation
> 
> Not at all.  Copyright law is to promote the progress of
> sciences and arts;  in short, it is about the rights of
> mankind, not about the rights of authors.
> 
> The temporary monopoly which authors get over their work
> is there to encourage authors to create more works, which
> in turn benefit all of mankind.  Just a side effect to
> promote the good of the many.

The author has a right to profit from his creation _so as_ to
promote the good of the many.

The two views are not contradictory.

-- Jamie