An Assault On Intellectual Property

Creative Commons, a non-profit organization out of San Francisco, California, has established itself as a leader in the movement against intellectual property rights. The organization prides itself with the slogan “some rights reserved.” While the idea of limited intellectual property rights may seem as a novel idea by some, the very concept that Creative Commons champions could lead to the deterioration of copyright law as we know it. The phrase “some rights reserved” implies that the owner of the property has the right to reserve certain rights while waiving others. This is no different than the current copyright system. Under the current law, owners can choose to waive various rights while reserving “other rights. Creative Commons is nothing more than an activist organization that seeks to change Copyright law. While their intentions may indeed be good, the proposed results of their initiatives could lead to further property rights violations in the future. Property rights have been under fire ever since the growth of the digital era and if Creative Commons has its way, we might as well kiss intellectual property goodbye.