The Future of Intellectual Property

In the EU there's a new copyright directive. It hasn't been passed yet but it's getting close to being passed and it will break the Internet, he says. The idea that you cannot link to a news site or other similar site without paying a tax for the privilege of doing so is 'a really big problem' In the absolute I think most of us agree that our culture will get better if individuals and organizations get something in return for the hard work of inventing our future. But for how long? How big should the prize be? This is not motivating George Gershwin to write more music.