I agree 100%. The creative people should have their things protected, the Constitution gives congress the ability to pass these laws.
And while the lobby groups behind these laws might not be my favorite people, they also have the interests of everybody who is creative, including us. > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:39 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: 20 more years of copyrights > > 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
