Talk:Copyright/to do

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1. Remove the "as of 1911" reference by fact-checking the related information to determine whether or not it is still true.
2. clearly and early on, give the first theoretical justification of copyright law: compared to having everything in the public domain, the copyright system should result in more creative works, and higher-quality works
3. clearly and early on, give the second theoretical justification of copyright law: that it's only fair that an author should be able to control and profit by his/her creations
4. explore if and how these justifications have played out historically, and where they came from
5. critically evaluate copyright law, citing, for example, cost/benefit studies. is copyright law working? if so, for whom?
6. examine how copyright is perceived by "common people"
7. cover the effects of "piracy", both in the "first world" and in places where enforcement is lax, e.g. China and South America
8. give an example of a typical and/or high-profile copyright enforcement case
9. Add the concept of the "Poor Man's Copyright", and emphasize whether or not it has ever held up in court.
10. Add a 'permission granted by copyright holder to use on wikipedia' template option to the dropdown on the file upload page.

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