On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 02:19:28PM +0700, Tracy R Reed wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Todd Walton wrote: > > So, the movie industry is like a caged dog. Throw it a meaty bone > > once in a while so it stays alive and makes a nice pet, but don't let > > it get too full. > > Not flamebait at all. That is precisely what I mean. Copyrights exist > (supposedly) for your benefit and mine. They exist for the sole purpose > that one day the creations will go into the public domain and we can all > enjoy them. >
I would say rather that copyright exists for the temporary and limited protection of the creator of a work. The "public domain" is permanent and natural. Attempts top make perpetual property out of ideas and artistic creations (which is where I put software) are evil. -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
