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   From: DrJamesSidbury@hotmail.com   
      
   In article <4ae900a9$0$1643$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,   
    Dimensional Traveler  wrote:   
      
   > James Sidbury wrote:   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  Jim Gysin  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> The artist is creating a special work of art.  The artist gets to define   
   > >> the terms of access to that art.   
   > >   
   > > But if the artist copyrights the work then he is explicitly agreeing to   
   > > whatever copyright law says.  If you want total control to the access of   
   > > your work then you should not copyright it but instead make whatever   
   > > deals you want with the people that you want to deal with.   
   > >   
   > In which case they copyright it in their name, break their deal with you   
   > and you're left with nothing.   
      
   Not if you made the deal carefully. e.g. the contract states that they   
   will not copyright it under penalty of a gazillion dollars plus   
   forfeiture of their first born and a promise to never post to usenet.   
      
   dick   
      
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