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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 01/20/06 16:15
In article <200120060348159096%invid@localnet.com>,
Invid Fan <invid@localnet.com> wrote:
>In article <1137745175.981878.288220@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>Regis <quelavor@netscape.net> wrote:
>
>> Is there something like abandonware in music, litterature and movie
>> industry ???
>There's public domain, when the copyright has expired. Letting
>something go out of print for a few years doesn't put it there, though
>:)
And the extension of the copyright laws a few years ago to give
the heirs of the original copyright owners what amounts to a
free-ride for a long time hasn't helped a thing.
There were reasons for copyrights to be 26 years with a 26 year
renewal, but now copyright terms sound like a prison sentence "life
plus 50 years". [I may have that last number wrong].
Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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