Re: Snooze/lose (Was: Academics and coursepacks)

On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> Why, then, is there a push to extend the copyright terms if the
> publishers do not "use up" what they have now?

Many reasons for this: an abhorance to lose control (the longer I control it the better it must be for me), conceiving IP as if it were a piece of land (already discussed on this thread), in order to extend the protection on the lucrative properties one has to have the term extended for *all* IP (how would the Congress deal with a bill to extend the term just for dear Mickey?), among others.

Cheers,

Bernard Katz, Head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, Guelph ON Canada N1G 2W1 and Chair, Ontario Library Association Copyright Action Committee bkatz[_at_]uoguelph.ca // (519) 824-4120 X2089 // FAX: (519) 824-6931 Received on Mon Aug 31 1998 - 20:20:49 GMT