> "Alan Sargent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > added to this disgustion > > Actually, it's the law, the question is how long it takes for music (and > books, etc) to join the public domain. In the US, the "Sonny Bono Copyright > Term Extension Act" added 20 years to existing and future copyrights, > bringing it to 70-95 years (original copyrights in the US expired 14 years > after the death of the author -- which would have included Armstrong and > Hendrix, though not yet Cobain). > > This is currently being appealed at the Supreme Court. See > http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/
This was very interesting, I had no idea of any of this. Thanks for the link. Doug -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
