In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws.
It seems to me that works could be removed from the public domain
without passing an ex post facto law, as long as this hypothetical law
did not affect works created or copies
Michael Shields wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws.
It seems to me that works could be removed from the public domain
without passing an ex post facto law, as long as this hypothetical law
did not
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws.
Marc
Bill Stewart wrote:
There were documents that were _going_ to become public domain soon
that will now stay copyrighted for another 20 years,
and one of the issues addressed by the Supremes in Eldred was
whether the grant of an extra 20
Alif The Terrible wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Marc de Piolenc wrote:
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws.
Which has not stopped them yet.
Actually, that provision has held quite well so far. I can't think of
one exception...unless it's this latest copyright extension.
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Marc de Piolenc wrote:
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws.
Which has not stopped them yet.
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