Re: Copyright Extension Bill Passes Congress

On 27 Oct 1998, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > Obviously, such publishers rarely paid royalties to authors for
> > public domain works. It seems to me a pity that the heirs of
> > Shakespeare, Hawthorne, Melville, etc. and modern writers have
> > been treated less respect than homesteaders whose property rights
> > were were better protected even from earliest times.
>
> What did these heirs do to deserve compensation?

That is a good question, applicable to real estate, cash in the bank, horses, and nick nacks. The answer is just what Elizabeth did to make her Queen of the British Empire and all that goes with it. It is the old fashioned way for all properties but copyright.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Thu Oct 29 1998 - 16:34:21 GMT