Re: Abandoning property (Was: Copyright Extension Bill Passes Congress)

On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> On Nov 13, 1998, Moritz Roettinger <moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> wrote:
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> > On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> > > On Nov 11, 1998, Moritz Roettinger <moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> wrote:
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> > > > Third, it would be a completely new concept to link copyright
> > > > protection to the market value of the work.
> > >
> > > No, I want to link copyright to being in print. It makes too much
> > > sense, though.
> >
> > Well, that's your choice. But it's not in accordance to the copyright
> > concept of the Berne Convention.
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> Early US law was precisely so. It was not my original idea.

I believe you. But that's long ago.

Moritz Roettinger
<moritz.roettinger[_at_]dg23.cec.be> Received on Wed Nov 18 1998 - 17:58:26 GMT