Re: IP law and society (was "protecting inventions")

I agree with Dan Agin, Balderdash.

In an developing country we are supposedly doing our utmost to uplift and educate the community. By doing so we need to supply the most current and correct information. To get this information we need to consult articles in learned journals. To pay for copying these articles is way beyond our means, some times up to $2500.00 to to multiple copies of articles. This means that our students do not have access to well researched facts but have to depend on surmises.

Now, is that fair, seeing that the author of the article does not benefit from the copyright fees?

Louise Szente
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