On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 05:52:40PM -0700, Michael O'Keefe wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: > >On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 05:33:46PM -0700, Michael O'Keefe wrote: > > > >>>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. > >> > >>This is where my brother and I differ. Becoz I have a "day job", I can > >>afford to run around saying that everything should be OpenSource and > >>free to the people. He on the other hand, can't put food on the table > >>unless he retains ownership of his copyrights and is able to negotiate > >>terms. > > >I don't think the litmus test for the evils of copyright extension > >should be physical death. > > extension ? > There shouldn't be any extensions. > It was a done deal @ N-years. An owner had that long to make their $$ > If they hadn't made it by then, they prolly weren't going to. Extensions > are for those that HAVE made $$, but want more, or have no other new > ideas about doing something different.
I wasn't clear. My post was addressed to the person who posted above Michael, not to Michael. My bad. -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
