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| Author | Anatoly Volynets |
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| Illustrator | Sasha Willins |
| Cover artist | Olga Gessen |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Philosophy, culture, humanity, creativity, intellectual property |
| Genre | Philosophical diary |
| Published | 2014 (Total Knowledge) |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 142 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9889557-0-7 |
| OCLC | 865802929 |
Culture vs. Copyright: A Diary of a Naïve Philosopher is a philosophical diary by the Ukrainian American scholar Anatoly G. Volynets, published in 2014. It is Volynets' first book, consisting of dialogues among five first graders alternated with the thoughts of their teacher – the Naïve Philosopher of the subtitle – thoughts written in Volynets' own voice. The dialogues explore philosophical, psychological, economical and other aspects of intellectual property in its relations with culture and civilization.
In general, the author is opposed to copyright, and also opposes all kinds of intellectual property, including but not limited to patents, trademarks, trade secrets, among others. Volynets' theory is they all do not serve the purpose they claim but do just the opposite, that is, they strip incentives from creators and inhibit "progress of Science and Useful arts", as specified in the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, often called the "Copyright Clause".