On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Nick Zales <zales[_at_]execpc.com> wrote:
>
> I think our entire system of copyright law is a travesty. It's
> like the king who wore no clothes. Everybody has their excuses for
> why they are free to violate others' rights, except their own. This
> "course pack" discussion is illustrative. Don't forget, copyright
> battles are not really about intellectual property - they are about
> money. The mistake lawyers make is joining this race to the bottom.
One of the best instances I have from personal memory was when one of my choral directors, who would look the other way when he felt it necessary to provide pieces of music, did a complete turn-around the day a piece of his was published and copyrighted. And we have heard more than one professor argue his right to copy somebody else's work under fair use, but same professor would have a seizure if someone else wanted to copy HIS work - under fair use.
Barb
Barbara Ruhmann
Text Buyer
UCD Bookstore
University of California, Davis
Phone 530-752-5538
Fax 530-752-4791
http://www-bookstore.ucdavis.edu/
Received on Fri Apr 30 1999 - 15:48:32 GMT
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