The author argues anti‑copying rules are unenforceable online and unnecessary because copying saturates feeds until truly new 'upstream' work regains attention by scarcity. In this view, small tweaks that make content go viral are new works, and markets will sort out value without heavy policing. He also suggests shortening copyright/patent terms to 10–30 years.
— This reframes intellectual‑property and platform‑moderation debates around attention‑market equilibria rather than moral claims about originality.
Sebastian Jensen
2025.08.03
100% relevant
Claim: 'If too many people are recycling content, then people who post “original” and upstream content will be rewarded as it is more scarce,' alongside a proposed 10–30 year IP term.
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