Re: copyright expiration as a spur to creativity

From: Dan L Burk <BURKDANL[_at_]shu.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:26:49 -0400

On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> Dan L. Burk <burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > No, in fact, you can't, at least insofar as economic consumption is
> > concerened. However, if you have discovered a way for two users to
> > occupy the same space at the same time, I understand that the Nobel
> > Physics Committee is actively soliciting nominations. You'll be a
> > shoe-in.
>
> You are wrong. Many people can physically share use of of land,
> particuarly if it is a large tract. They do so every day in public
> places without the benefit of physicists. Some uses (f.e. landfill)
> do consume the land, but so do some uses of copyrightable works
> (remember Penn Station?).

If you are truly incapable of grasping the obvious the fact that it is physically impossible for two people to occupy the same spot at the same time, then I think it is time to drop this thread.

If you are simply unwilling to grasp the fact, then ditto.

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Dan L. Burk
Seton Hall University
burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu

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