http://www.msnbc.com/news/817175.asp
takes a look at the Eldred v. Ashcroft case, which deals with whether the copyrights for books, films, music, and cartoons (especially Steamboat Willie!) should go on forever (or for a lot longer, as per the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act which the US Congress managed to pass before Congressman Bono skied into a tree and passed away). Anyway, I try to understand both sides of this debate, and everyone knows I like JP May a lot, but I'm more and more drawn to the free-as-much-as-possible side of things. Professor Lessig is a very smart guy, though, and I haven't seen his views *effectively* challenged. I think that the spread of person-to-person money over the internet will lead inevitably to tips/micropayments for music, and even what we'd consider a small tip can be big money for an artist. JMR --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
