|
|
Posted by PTravel on 12/08/06 19:05
"Bob Quintal" <rquintal@sPAmpatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Xns9892DFF233D73BQuintal@66.150.105.47...
> "J. Clarke" <Jclarke.usenet@cox.net> wrote in
> news:elagvr02264@news3.newsguy.com:
>
>> On Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:22:55 +0000, Bob Quintal wrote:
>>>
>>> And that is the point I'm making, is that the original
>>> concept of copyright was to incease the learning of Science,
>>> and useful arts, which is the practical application of
>>> Science (today called engineering), not to protect works of
>>> entertainment.
>>
>> Note that there was no distinction between books by content.
>>
> Not in the law itself, but one must include the authority for
> creating the law, the Constitution, That stated to promote the
> progress of Science. and the title of the law "An act to promote
> Learning.... ...
>
> I sorta take that as excluding "To promote the progress of
> Politics...
Ah, now I get it. Laws and the Constitution mean what you take them to
mean. So it's safe to ignore history, hundreds of years of jurisprudence,
the Supreme Court and all others charged with construing the Constitution,
etc. Wow. Even Judge Bork was that much of a text-bound constructionist.
Sorry. The Constitution was NEVER intended to be understood and construed
at such a basic and primitive level.
>
>> Also consider that the Founders understood full well the value
>> of swaying people's minds by all means at their disposal.
>> When does a work of literature cease to be an entertainment
>> and become a tool of political activism?
>
> Neither entertainment nor political activism are mentioned in
> the Law nor the Constitution, but Science, Useful Arts and
> Learning are enumerated. And literature has a connotation of
> fiction, whether in poetry, prose or drama, making it a
> different subset of books from books on Science..
>
>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Quintal
>>>
>>> PA is y I've altered my email address.
>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Bob Quintal
>
> PA is y I've altered my email address.
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>
[Back to original message]
|