On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 07:17 PM, Donald Keenan wrote: > This is a good example of why copyright law has to be reformed to > conform with the original intent to benefit the public good over the > private interests of the copyright holder(s).
I wonder if you could elaborate here. What does the award of a copyright (i.e., recognition of an original work) have to do with the public good? Particularly when we're talking about music or literature? John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. San Antonio, Texas -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
