On 10/5/05, m ike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > A law that allows copyright to be continously extended is
> > unconstitutional, regardless of the amount of money involved.
> > "Limited" mean limited, though our politicians appear not to have read
> > that part.
>
> My post here is more of a general question than a question in response
> to the above post.
>
> I could be miss reading the sentiments in this thread, but it seems
> some posts are anti-copyright? Yes/no?
>
> Personally, I don't see why any author should have to pay anything to
> anyone in order to establish and maintain a copyright forever.  It
> ought to be inherent to the creative process.
>
> A person can earn tons of money and keep it forever, passing it from
> one generation to the next.  The money is just as viable a resource to
> society as a body of copyrighted material.
>
> I've never heard the basis for anti-copyright.  This is an honest
> question: what is the harm?  That is outside of the
> socialism/individualism debate, what is the harm?


grammar edit:

I've never heard the basis for anti-copyright.  This is an honest
question: what is the harm?  That is, outside of the
socialism/individualism debate, what is the harm?


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