Exactly my point, bunch of greedy talentless people who should get a job. FD On 2 Dec, 2009, at 23:25, Eric Goldstein wrote: > 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 > --- 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