Re: benefits of the public domain and limited copyright terms?

On Wed, 10 May 2000, Christopher Gwyn <christopher[_at_]icopyright.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, May 09, 2000, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 6 May 2000, Lance Purple <lpurple[_at_]netcom.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Because it would likely have stopped Shakespeare, Walt Disney,
> > > Andrew Lloyd Weber, and countless other artists from creating
> > > their most popular works:
> >
> > That is assuming they were too lazy to obtain the usual
> > permissions where needed and to pay appropriate fees and
> > royalties.
>
> You might also add "too broke to pay the fee" or "were denied
> permission" for any of a number of reasons. Not everyone has enough
> money to pay what is asked, and not every request for permission is
> granted - even if vast amounts of money are offered. Licensing is a
> very very useful approach, but it doesn't always benefit everybody.

While you bring up good points that some may be unable to get permissions or pay royalties, it is far more often the case that people don't WANT to. They don't want to pay for something when they can simply take it.

Marty Hayes
<9ball[_at_]hostsite.net> Received on Thu May 11 2000 - 18:58:05 GMT