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An additional comment: >" It is essential to understand that copyright in the American tradition > was not meant to be a 'property right' as the public generally understands > property. It was originally a narrow federal policy that granted a limited > trade monopoly in exchange for universal use and access... > > To envision the best possible copyright system - one that would encourage > creativity and democracy - we must revise our notion of intellectual > 'theft.' You cannot 'steal' and idea, a style, a 'look and fee;.' These > things are the raw material of the next move in literature, art, politics, > or music. And using someone's idea does not diminish its power. there is > no natural scarcity of ideas and information. To enrich democratic speech > and foster fertile creativity, we should avoid the rhetorical traps that > spring up when we regard copyright as 'property' instead of policy." > > Siva Vaidhyanathan, Copyrights and Copywrongs, NYU Press, 2001 (Available > for $13.27 on Amazon.com - a considerable savings over the $8.5 million > it's costing the government.) Nancy -- Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use http://csriu.org nwillard@csriu.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------