On 10/5/05, Michael O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>I didn't know this, thanks. It seems ridiculous to me that Disney has > >>>to do such things in order to maintain their copyright. I cannot image > >>>that anyone's life or happiness depends on their being able use for > >>>free a Disney character for profit (or non-profit). > >> > >>Someone could quite easily build a competing "Disneyland" if all the > >>characters were in the public domain > > > > If I understand you correctly, you are stating that competition is a > > good thing, and that limiting the duration of a copyright fosters > > competition? > > I don't give a rat's arse about fostering competition. You asked for an > example of where someones livelihood was based on gaining access to > another work after copyright expired.
The key word is _depend_, as in: if they cannot use a Disney character for free, then they will die as a result, or be unhappy for the rest of their life. Best, Mike -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
