>At 10:57 AM 6/4/2003 -0700, Fang wrote:
>
>>Check this out, folks.  An online petition to protect Public Domain. 
>>At the time I signed it signatures were pouring in at the rate of one
>>every few seconds.  I don't know what good it'll do but it felt good
>>to sign it anyway.
>>
>>http://www.petitiononline.com/eldred/petition.html
>>
>
>I like the idea of copyright holders being required to pony up a buck to
>keep the copyright going.  How painless can it be?  Terrific.  I'd be happy
>to pony up a buck to keep rights to BOOKING HAWAII FIVE-0, and yet also
>very happy to eventually have it go into the public domain for what it
>would be worth to scholars of media or popular culture.
>
>Veloci--an elegant proposed solution--raptor

It will, in 99 years.  Meanwhile you own your work and collect royalities.
That's the deal . Your estate may want to keep the copyrights current, but
that's beteewn you and your heirs.  I don't support the groups who want to
undermine the new laws that congress has enacted, intelledtual property is
intellectual property, and there is too much theft going on(especially on the
web) now ... laws and enforcemne tshould be tightened, not eroded away. IMHO. I
certainly do not resent paying royalities for using other peoples' work beyond
fair use. I would hope that such people would extend me the same curtesy. Lezlie
>

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