Re: [Open_Gaming] Public Domain Names

[Sean M. Mead]

Russ Taylor wrote:

> On 6/17/00 10:25 AM, Lizard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
>
> >Copyright laws are, for the most part, reasonable. A lot of the worst
> >abuses in recent years have come from trademarks.
>
> Reasonable?  Consider that the term on copyrights was extended to 75
> years for the sole purpose of granting Disney more income from them.
> Consider that this happened just as the copyrights on Disney's creations
> were due to expire.
>

While that may have been a factor, it was also done to harmonize the length
of copyright with European standards.
Sean

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