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The copyright law states its

William Clark — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:09:38 +0000

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The copyright law states its intention to protect published works "for limited times". If each term extension has the effect of extending 'protection' beyond the law in place at the time the work was created, this 'protection is being extended far beyond the average human lifespan. Does that sound like 'limited times" to you?

I do not think people really

Richard Day — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:49:18 +0000

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I do not think people really understand this piece of legislation that at the time was known as the honorarium to Disney.

Yet, one can still access Twain or Dickens or whatever for a buck or less on these strange machines.

Books that do not sell often enough are of no value even though written by geniuses. ha

I see this trend limiting my access to regular blogs.

Salon will not let me write a comment unless I send them monies. It is extortion.

If I volunteered to give every web site ten or twenty bucks a month, I would not be able to eat! True story!

Hollywood is the left's friend, until Hollywood demands funds from the poor!

I am for the free flow of information and Jefferson of all people decided that 17 years was enough for copyright and you could re-up for another 17 years.

Now we are looking at centuries for chrissakes.

the end

Nope. The cats wouldn't

Doctor Cleveland — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:41:20 +0000

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Nope. The cats wouldn't approve.

No Asta?

Peter Schwartz — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:20:40 +0000

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No Asta?