I still say this isn't a big deal. From the article: " The 7-2 ruling, while not unexpected, was a blow to Internet publishers and others who wanted to make old books available online and use the likenesses of a Mickey Mouse cartoon and other old creations without paying high royalties."
So what. Is the world going to end because a web site can't use Mickey Mouse for free? I say that if Disney wants to keep MM protected, so be it. Shoot, maybe they end up hurting themselves in the end because they are so anal, but darn it, they created MM, they own it. Live with it. Every discussion about copyright always seems to contain people whining about not being able to access content - does anyone even give a darn how the content producers feel? If I want you to have the right to publish my poem, I should give it to you - you should not take that right from me. People should _want_ to share - not be forced to share. -rc > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:29 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: 20 more years of copyrights > > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?X54721913 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
