On 12/5/05, jb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now, examining today's situation, creations are protected for the life > of the artist PLUS 70 years(3). That means that the artist never has to > exchange his/her work for the protection the society provides. That is > simply not reasonable.
Here is a good (and long) argument on why extending a copyright monopoly beyond the lifetime of the author is harmful. http://www.baen.com/library/palaver4.htm Justin -- Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen. -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
