Sean Cubitt wrote: > Like Doug I'd prefer a different kind of regime. I rather fear the current > state of downloads and fileshariong may not last forever. But there are two > different things in the mix here. One is the copyright issue, which will be > a long term process of change, possibly starting with a reduction in the > number of years copyright is good for (and a demand that copyright meet the > same test as patents, ie that there is something genuinely new involved).
The length of copyright will increase before it decreases. The reason for that, and the reason for this current set of amendments, is that New Zealand is trying to get a free trade agreement with the United States, and we care more about agriculture than we do about copyright. American copyrights are extremely long-lived, and we will align ours to match if necessary. I have heard mention of an argument that adopting US copyright law would not be entirely bad, as their "fair use" is a lot more liberal than our "fair dealing". > [snip good enumeration of problems with section 92a] Douglas _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
