Re: copyright expiration as a spur to creativity

On 7/31/98, Michael Bradley <michael[_at_]vision-soft.com> wrote:
>
> Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
> >
> > You've raised some good points. I've meant to say that the publisher's
> > copyright would lapse, and revert to the author.
>
> Ah. So, basically, the proposal is that publishers cannot hold
> copyright to out-of-circulation works, whereas creators can.
>
> Why dincha say so?
>
> I think I could support this.

I note that this proposal does not really help solve Michael's problem, which is that he isn't permitted to make copies of works that he can't find to buy.

Daniel J. Schaeffer
<daniel_schaeffer[_at_]kirkland.com> Received on Fri Jul 31 1998 - 14:59:48 GMT