Re: Copyright Extension

On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, David Pierce wrote:
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> On Sat, 23 Mar 1996, Karjala, Dennis wrote:
> > Martin Perlberger wrote:

• * * etc.

> As one 51 year old great-great-great-nephew notes, "We'd all like
> to make some money from this."

Lest we shed too many tears for such distant relatives who would prefer to "earn" their money "the old fashioned way," we ought to periodically remind ourselves why the framers gave Congress the power to grant copyrights and patents for "a limited time," i.e. to encourage authors and inventors to create, but for the benefit of the public, not for the near-permanent monopoly of the author or inventor.

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