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   Ian Galbraith to All   
   Re: Star Trek Enhanced - yanked off the    
   27 Oct 09 17:03:39   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: me@privacy.net   
      
   On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:17:11 -0700, Anim8rFSK wrote:   
      
   > In article <1qs764dvqwjo8$.4ex25lekc7wc.dlg@40tude.net>,   
   >  Ian Galbraith  wrote:   
   [snip]   
      
   >> I don't see how wanting to set a reasonable time limit on copyright is   
   >> selfish, self serving and stealing. Frankly I think the opposite is true,   
   >> are you really trying to claim that Disney isn't greedy?   
   >   
   > Why shouldn't they be greedy?  They invented the stuff.  Wanting to use   
   > someone else's ideas to make cheap copies is selfish, self serving, and   
   > stealing.   
      
   Its possible to take someone elses characters after the copyright has   
   expired and actually do something creative with them.   
      
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