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Re: Copyright time limits
Not even close. The copyright term has been extended so many times, it's unlikely any copyright will expire in the next 100 years.

The last extension was refered to as "the Mickey Mouse preservation act" because Disney's copyright on the character was about to expire. The extension give them another 20+ years.

Since Mickey has been around far longer than Unix, the Unix copyright was never even close to expiration.

I favor a return to the original copyright terms. Or better still: you must register for protection, you get 5 years, and a 5 year extension if you request it (at the end of the original term, no automatic extensions, now requesting 10years up front).
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Please give us a preview mode again  NemesisNL | 02/10/04
I am pretty sure the US has laws to protect the ignorant.  nucrash | 02/10/04
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse"  tic swayback | 02/10/04
Ignorance and copyright  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/10/04
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Re: Copyright time limits  STDog | 02/11/04
depends on the case;  ryusen | 02/10/04
There is a difference here  MG_z | 02/11/04
Novell turns the screws on SCO  Solid Water | 02/11/04
The courts in this country can not be trusted.  xode@... | 02/11/04
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groklaw...  Arm A. Geddon | 02/10/04
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SCO is Another Dirty Attempt by Microsoft to Stop Linux  brenthawkinsmd | 02/10/04
Evidence  Martin Marvinski | 02/10/04
Thanks SCO  michael-t | 02/10/04
Countersuit Against SCO  nograin | 02/10/04
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Evil is evil  pa2004 | 02/10/04
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Re: pa2004  MG_z | 02/11/04
A legal question  MG_z | 02/11/04
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