sterling:
If you are going to rant, at least get the constitutional quotes right. "Limited times" not ""short times."
keith
--- sstouden[_at_]thelinks.com wrote:
>
> the "not much incentive for authors" comment was the
> reason the issue
> of Perpetual was settled in the 1786-88 British
> courts to just 7 years
> and was the reason that the U.S. constitution said
> "for a short
> time". Then as now, the authors, with very, very
> few exceptions, are hurt
> not helped by the copyright clauses.
>
> Authors might ask themselves if there were no
> copyright law, and the
> works of art were protected by trade secret
> agreeement until a publisher
> was discovered, would the aurthor not end up with
> more bargaining
> power and more money, quicker, than the current
> arrangements?
>
> What alternative to copyright could be developed to
> make sure the author
> not the publisher owned and controlled the works?
>
> sterling
>
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Denise Nicholson wrote:
>
> > I agree with Mark Davison. If Berne and TRIPS
> state a minimum of 50 years after creator's death,
> then why does it have to be extended at all?
> >
> > It is no secret that extension is to protect
> economic interests of multi-billionaire publishing
> and software companies. Not much incentive for
> authors!
> >
> >
> > >>> Mark.Davison[_at_]law.monash.edu.au 11/15/03
> 12:51AM >>>
> > 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 into 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?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Edward Barrow
> > > Copyright Consultant
> > > http://www.copyweb.co.uk/
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> >
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