Re: Copyright Extension Bill Passes Congress

On 10/27/98, Timothy Phillips <hrothgar[_at_]telepath.com> wrote:
>
> That perpetual copyright is the aim is clearly indicated by
> statements of some of the term extension's supporters. For
> example, the Senate Report on S. 483 stated that
>
> intellectual property is the only form of property
> whose ownership rights are limited to a period
> of years. (Senate Report 104-315)
>
> This is false. Numerous forms of property, such as bonds and
> mortgages, are also time-limited, as is any "property" consisting
> of a living creature such as a horse or cow.

Actually, ownership of a female animal provides an unlimited opportunity for ownership of future generations with the copies being protected by scarcity of DNA cloning technology.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 12:54:24 GMT