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Originally Posted by Kevin8or
The biggest issue in mass digitization, IMHO, is the unconscionable lengths to which copyright's been extended. I hoped that the Google Books litigation would bring the problem into focus. 
[U.S. example follows but other countries are similar, AFAIK]
The US Constitution grants Congress the power "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." |
I understand that your thought is that the extension of copyright time is beyond a reasonable amount. However, i would really like to see this addressed in either 1) Congress, or 2) the Markets; and not in court. Either congress could come up with reasonable, but limited protection limits, or we will have enough independent writers that support less aggressive restrictions on their work so that we no longer need to buy from overly restricted publishers.