Copyright/Copyleft: Myths About Copyright
By Lawrence Liang, Atrayee Mazmdar &Mayur Suresh
http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/02/210078.shtml
Copyright has acquired all-pervasive status in recent years, entering the
realms of the everyday in various forms. It appears in the public sphere
most
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Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 19:18:08 -0600
From: Bruce Hartford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Statement -- Eyes on the Prize
In meeting assembled, Bay Area Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
adopted the following statment of support for the protest screening
Grafting the 17th century onto 2005
It's bizarre. It's bemusing. It's a bazaar.
Can a concept from 17th century South Asia be grafted onto the globalised
world of circa 2005? We met a somewhat jumpy (that's his usual style) but
always enlightening-to-talk-to Patrice Riemens of the Netherlands a
This debate is explored and recapitulated fairly well in Larry Lessig's
books, including the latest one which is available 'free' for download.
Although Prof. Lessig lost his argument in the Eldred case, I think that
he could be described as a middle ground guy (and his arguments and
position
