On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:07:11 -0400, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
Those who have experienced the cost, time, and
creativity which goes
into the restoring and digitizing required for a high quality
reproduction do not find this position shocking.
I'm not sure "shocking" is the right word, but many object to the ever
expanding, indiscriminate application of artificial monopolies in order to
fix perceived funding problems.
It is widely recognized that both copyright and patents on software suffer
from very similarly flawed analogies.
Nor is it weakly established. Bridgeman v. Corel was
a surprising
outcome considering established practices, and I expect future cases
will substantially restrain the expansive application of that ruling.
Unfortunately, I can't say I disagree with that. Of course it becomes all
the more important to identify (and make available) works that are free.
Roger