On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:07:11 -0400, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
Those who have experienced the cost, time, and creativity which goes into the restoring and digitizing required for a high quality reproduction do not find this position shocking.
I'm not sure "shocking" is the right word, but many object to the ever expanding, indiscriminate application of artificial monopolies in order to fix perceived funding problems.
It is widely recognized that both copyright and patents on software suffer from very similarly flawed analogies.
Nor is it weakly established. Bridgeman v. Corel was a surprising outcome considering established practices, and I expect future cases will substantially restrain the expansive application of that ruling.
Unfortunately, I can't say I disagree with that. Of course it becomes all the more important to identify (and make available) works that are free.
Roger