On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 06:01 PM, Douglas Miller wrote: >> In the US, the "Sonny Bono Copyright >> Term Extension Act" added 20 years to existing and future copyrights snip >> >> 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.
Unfortunately it is very unlikely that the SJC will do anything but support the Sonny Bono Act. Reasonable copyright & patent laws are essential to the development of science, industry, and culture. The SB Act was passed to fill the vaults of plutocrats, not the needy descendants of starving artists. Today was one day we could do *something* (legal that is) about it --VOTE! End of (my) rant, Patrick -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
