ln your own words, explain the folJowing passage: "A time is marked not so much by ideas that are argued about as by ideas that are taken for granted. The character of an era hangs upon what needs no...

ln your own words, explain the folJowing passage: "A time is marked not so much by ideas that are argued about as by ideas that are taken for granted. The character of an era hangs upon what needs no defense. ln ch.is regard, few of us question the contemporary construction of copyright." How might it be possible that ideas which seem to require no defense are accualJy the most revealjng ones? Why aren't the most discussed ideas the ones of greatest consequence? If the justness of the copyiight appears to be selfevident, what can we conclude about the blindnesses of our own historical period? In what ways do our copyright laws reflect deeper anxieties about our relations to others? Does the common sense of our time prevent us f rom enjoying more creative lives?