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Originally Posted by fjtorres
And don't expect any government mandate on orphan works on this side of the pound. Freedom of speech includes the right to *not* say anything (think: MIRANDA rights) and protection against "search and seizure" makes property rights very hard to override, especially for commercial use, which means no blanket compulsory licensing of books would pass judicial review.
Keeping a book out of print is very much a feature of US copyright.
Nobody has a right to another person's IP.
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Oh no! Not this tired old argument again! Haven't we heard about it enough in the
Fall of Gondolin thread (amongst others?)