Many arguments being tossed about on the internet are sheer sophistry; namely “the deliberate use of a false argument with the intent to trick someone.” Foremost amongst these are the claims of the anti-copyright forces of such curious notions that “copyrights are not property” and “copyright infringement is not theft.” Nova Southeastern University's Copyright Officer, Stephen Carlisle, J.D., examines these assertions and discovers that sometimes the answer is hiding in plain sight.
