On 5 Nov 1998, Joseph P. Riolo <riolo[_at_]voicenet.com> wrote:
>
> The point that I seem to try to show is that these writers were
> the product (or result) of their own times. If we transport
> them to our times, they might have written differently due to
> the constraints as imposed by the current copyright law.
I am unconvinced that, for instance, Shakespeare could have prevailed today in court against Tschaikovsky or Bernstein, Plutarch against Shakespeare, etc. as copyright infringers.
Imitating, adapting ideas and facts, "swiping" (the term of art favored by some commercial artists), and so on are not infringing copies of original expression.
Further, if a creator wishes to actually use copyright material, what's wrong with applying for permission? Owning a copyright need not be totally restrictive. Subsidiary rights are, in fact, a very major source of income to many authors.
Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Tue Nov 10 1998 - 23:30:29 GMT
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