Re: What is immoral?

On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Terry Carroll wrote:
>
> On Wed, 22 Feb 1995 kcrews[_at_]velcome.iupui.edu wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 21 Feb 1995, Terry Carroll noted:
> > >
> > > "I believe, though, that there was an opinion
> > > of the Attorney General saying that the Copyright Office could deny
> > > _registration_ to such a copyright. I think this was under Nixon."
> >
> >
> > Take a look at 41 Op. A.G. 395 (1958), by A.G. William P. Rogers (under
> > Eisenhower), which reviews cases denying copyright protection for works
> > that are "seditious, libellous, obscene or immoral."
>
> Eisenhower, Nixon... Same thing. <g>
>
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> Terry Carroll | "Clearly, this invention provides the world's
> Santa Clara, CA | first weapons simulator for use by motorists."
> carrollt[_at_]netcom.com | - U.S. Patent No. 5,314,371 (May 24, 1994)

Terry: You are more right than you may think when you blurred the distinction between Eisenhower and Nixon (NOTE: I know you are just kidding, lest anyone take us too literally). William Rogers was A.G. under Ike, and he was Secretary of State under Nixon. He was doomed to be obscured under the cloud of Kissinger.

Kenneth Crews
Indiana University
<kcrews[_at_]velcome.iupui.edu> Received on Mon Feb 27 1995 - 23:34:56 GMT