Re: Re: Australia/US/FTA copyright provisions: FreeTrade at a Price

From: Mark Davison <Mark.Davison[_at_]law.monash.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:51:59 -0500

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Edward's question contains the assumption that US and EU authors deserve the lengthy protection that they now have. There is no empirical evidence of the value to the community of extended copyright protection.

Edward Barrow <edward[_at_]copyweb.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 16:05, Denise Nicholson wrote:
> > Replying to CalleØstergaard:
> <snip>
> > For developing countries, extension of the copyright term would be even more detrimental, especially for research and education, as access to information is difficult and expensive enough, without having to wait another 20 years for material to get in
to the public domain. Developing countries need to resist the pressures by developed countries to extend their copyright terms through Free Trade Agreements.
>
> <snip>
>
> Just a thought for the weekend, in response to Denise's point....
>
> Don't the artists, writers and musicians of South Africa and the
> developing world deserve at least as much protection as those of the USA
> and the EU?
>
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