> to EEC law, hence also EU, the point of copyright on anything is so > that no one else but you can make money on whatever you 'invent', >
This is generally how I understand it, but I do think copyright is also there to ensure that the owner gets as much profit as he can from each individual. Take the example of a map (Ordnance Survey are quite uppity about copyright). You might think it reasonable for you to take a photocopy so that your original doesn't get wrecked whilst you're out hiking, but not so: you're supposed to buy another copy. This, as far as I can see, is not about ensuring that others don't make money from your "invention" but about ensuring the inventor isn't deprived of profit. Of course, it's less to do with each individual having two copies, and more to do with stopping people photocopying in private libraries. Andy
