None of this is relevant to individuals copying works for scholarship or research. "Fair Use" still applies.
Matthew X wrote: > We learned as much on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that > Congress can repeatedly extend copyright terms, as it did most recently in > 1998 when it added 20 years to the terms for new and existing works. > He wanted to publish on the Internet a number of books that should have > been in the public domain by now. The people who still control most older > works have demonstrated little or no interest in making them available -- > and our heritage dwindles by the day. How can it "dwindle?" The public domain can only increase or hold steady. All this ruling does is damp the rate of increase. Marc de Piolenc
