rights and copyrights

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• Subject: [GWL]: rights and copyrights
• From: Larry Maxcy larrymax@cci-yuccavalley.com>
• Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:46:30 +0000
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The Los Angeles Times today has an interesting op-ed article on this 
topic.

Creators should be wary of industry thirst for perpetual ownership.

By JONATHAN TASINI
Jonathan Tasini, president of the National Writers Union, was the main 
plaintiff in the suit by freelance writers alleging copyright 
infringement against media companies.

March 3 2002

NEW YORK -- Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider 
whether Congress violated the Constitution when it extended copyright 
protection four years ago. Individual creators will instinctively side 
with Congress, believing that control of copyrights should go on as long 
as possible. They are mistaken. Congress acted unconstitutionally and, 
by doing so, chose the economic interests of corporations over culture, 
knowledge and society. 

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/la-000015874mar03.story 



larry

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