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   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   James Sidbury wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   Which would basically be a form of copyright law.   
      
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