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   In article ,   
    Thanatos  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   >  Anim8rFSK  wrote:   
   >   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  James Sidbury  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > In article ,   
   > > >  Jim Gysin  wrote:   
   > > >   
   > > > > James Sidbury sent the following on 10/28/2009 8:43 PM:   
   > > > > > In article ,   
   > > > > >  Jim Gysin  wrote:   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > >> "Society's interest" be damned.  Society has no claim on me in this   
   > > > > >> regard.   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > Society invented the concept of copyright.  So if you copyright your   
   > > > > > works you are accepting what copyright says.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > The word "duress" comes to mind, along with the realization that a   
   > > > > certain, unacceptable level of protection is better than no protection   
   > > > > at all.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > If the copyright laws   
   > > > > > change then you can choose in the future not to copyright your works   
   > > > > > and   
   > > > > > use your own rules which will probably mean you will not make your IP   
   > > > > > publicly available.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > At which point, the cheapskates of the world will have won at the   
   > > > > expense of artists and the people who would have otherwise been willing   
   > > > > to support those artists.  That's not exactly what I call a good or   
   fair   
   > > > > outcome.   
   > > >   
   > > > Do you think it's fair that Disney used fairy tales which were public   
   > > > domain and now wants to have complete control over these derivative   
   > > > works in perpetuity?   
   > >   
   > > Yes.  You're completely welcome to make your own new derivative work   
   > > from the same source material Disney used. Why should you get to the   
   > > original materials they created?   
   >   
   > Why should Disney?   
      
   Because they created them.   
      
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