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igorsk · 11-26-2007, 08:41 PM

So many people today take copyright for granted that they forget it was created for the public good and not the benefit of the creators. Already today with ridiculous copyright terms the public cannot use the works created by the authors for a long time after their death, and DRM further removes the possibility of them ever getting into public domain, where they rightfully belong.
Read these essays by Eric Flint, an author himself (especially Lies, and More Lies). He's much more eloquent than me.
http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2...and-copyright/

11-26-2007, 08:41 PM	#4
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	So many people today take copyright for granted that they forget it was created for the public good and not the benefit of the creators. Already today with ridiculous copyright terms the public cannot use the works created by the authors for a long time after their death, and DRM further removes the possibility of them ever getting into public domain, where they rightfully belong. Read these essays by Eric Flint, an author himself (especially Lies, and More Lies). He's much more eloquent than me. http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2...and-copyright/