[Wikipedia-l] Reclaim the Public Domain Petition

[Pedro M.V.]

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From: "Kurt Jansson" <jansson at gmx.net>
To: <wikipedia-l at wikipedia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Reclaim the Public Domain Petition


> Toby Bartels schrieb:
> > Kurt Jansson wrote:
> > 
> >>http://www.PetitionOnline.com/eldred/petition.html
> > 
> >>Everybody who has ever uploaded a public domain image or used the old
> >>Britannica should put Wikipedia in the "Something I Created Using Public
> >>Domain" field.
> > 
> > "We, the undersigned, while believing in the importance of copyright, [...]"
> > 
> > I'm afraid that I can't sign that petition. ^_^
> 
> You're right, but I see it as "geeting one's foot in the door". The 
> abolition of copyright law in the near future is unlikely.
> 
> BTW, I hope Lessig will publish a list of the "works using public 
> domain", there might be some interresting projects for us.
> 
> 
> Kurt
> 
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But we need use more the social function of property and specially of intellectual and industrial property. 

I.e. why a patient cannot use Injectable Omeprazol in Europe sometimes ??. Because there is only one producer of it. For me, there is rights higher than immaterial property.

Regards.