Re: Responsibility, Copyright and New World Order

On 17 Aug 1999, Peter D. Junger <junger[_at_]samsara.law.cwru.edu> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > Why would anyone invest in dissemination without protection
> > of legal exclusivity -- the sole right to exploit the work
> > and obtain a return on the investment?
>
> Well, why did Red Hat, which disseminates software that is subject
> to the GNU copyleft and thus which has no legal exclusivity have
> such a succesful IPO?
>
> Quite obviously exclusivity is not needed to obtain a return on
> investment. And, if dissemination is over the Internet, there is
> little or no investment.

Please explain. Does Red Hat have a unique value? Or was the IPO successful just because day traders will buy anything internet-related?

Albert Henderson
Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
<70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 23:34:00 GMT