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Originally Posted by rlauzon
Copyright was created to give AUTHORS control over the copying of their the works for a LIMITED time. Not to give faceless corporations who create nothing exclusive control over those works for all eternity.
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You don't have to explain to me how copyright works. I have read considerably on the topic.
Today Copyright laws under the Berne convention allow companies to own works. Whether you like it or not, that is what the law currently is.
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Originally Posted by rlauzon
Look at Disney. Take their best works: Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Peter Pan, etc. Nearly everything was taken from the Public Domain. Now, in the last 20 years, count the number of "classics" Disney made. (Also count the number of "reruns" that Disney has made - Treasure Planet, The Absent-Minded Professor, etc. - because they have no Public Domain to dip into to create new works.)
A wonderful example of how the REFUSAL of copyright holders (not authors) to share is killing the creative ability of our country.
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The Disney example actually has nothing to do with copyright and everything to do with trying to produce creative work by committee, the refusal to allow their creative teams to actually do any creative work, and their constant pursuit of branding opportunities at the expense of the craft.
I hold up Pixar as a clear counter-example. Name me one Pixar story derived from a public-domain work, then name me one Pixar movie that has been a dismal failure. Why aren't there any? Because they get the story right before they make the movie, and they refuse to release crap.
Copyright restrictions haven't seem to hurt Pixar one bit, and they aren't the source of Disney's inability to make a decent movie anymore.
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Originally Posted by rlauzon
Google handled it right. The Author's Guild and the publisher have handled it wrong.
Google is creating something that will help them all. However, it will demonstrate how long copyrights are hurting our society and that's something that the copyright holders need to keep quiet.
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No, copyright LAW says Google handled it wrong. They have to ask permission first. It is a legal requirement. It doesn't matter if you think the law is right or wrong; that doesn't change the fact that it is what is is.