Tell this to the estates of Elvis, Michael Jackson, just about all modern painters or note... Eric Goldstein On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why not have copyright end with the death of the original artist/inventor, he > doesn't need the income anymore and it would avoid unseemly arguments from > the family, who have done nothing to earn the income. > > On 2 Dec, 2009, at 00:36, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >>> >>> Mark your statement doesn't follow from what was said. Please explain. >>> Marvin. >>> >>> >>>> works in question are already extant. Even more mysterious to me is >>>> how extending copyright out to 70 years after the author's death >>>> encourages the creation of new works. But of course I am being >>>> intentionally obtuse. >>> >>> >>> Because they figure if he's dead he's not going to produce much more works >>> after than anyway. >>> >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Rollei List >>> >>> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >>> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >>> >>> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >>> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >>> >>> - Online, searchable archives are available at >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >>> >>> --- >>> Rollei List >>> >>> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >>> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >>> >>> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >>> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >>> >>> - Online, searchable archives are available at >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_listhers >>> >> f >> >> I'm just not following who's being not encouraged to produce works if there >> stuff is has a cut off on their copywrite. >> >> It almost sounds like what you are saying is that because all these authors >> have their stuff copywrited then there're no point in my doing any writing. >> Which to me does not make sense but I'm sure that's not what you're saying. >> >> So its me not following you not the other way around >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list