> The faster things get, the stronger the case for copyright.
If that's an accurate summation, Breyer is describing an effect and asking us to assume it's desirable.
But if you compare it to the stated intention of the copyright clause: "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts" the opposite conclusion should be drawn. Zero-cost duplication and transmission raises the benefit of works entering the public domain. So that should happen sooner and with less friction.
If that's an accurate summation, Breyer is describing an effect and asking us to assume it's desirable.
But if you compare it to the stated intention of the copyright clause: "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts" the opposite conclusion should be drawn. Zero-cost duplication and transmission raises the benefit of works entering the public domain. So that should happen sooner and with less friction.