[IP] Re: Extending copyright to last forever?

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: John Levine <johnl@iecc.com>
Date: May 20, 2007 4:20:12 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Cc: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Extending copyright to last forever?

> I don't know if he's really serious or merely some sort of agent
> provocateur trying to whip people into a frenzy,

Oh, I'm sure he's serious.  There have always been authors whining
that it's soooo unfair that their copyright expires after N years, cue
the violins for the destitute authors' widows and tiny starving
children.  Mark Twain was a notable example.

As soon as he offers to start paying royalties to the heirs of Lewis
Carroll, Shakespeare, Aeschylus, and everyone else whose works are in
the public domain, I'll consider treating him as something other than
a shill for the RIAA and MPAA.

R's,
John



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