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Public Domain means you can do whatever you want with it
Sure MS can charge, just as a book publisher can charge for a copy
of "Romeo And Juliet".

One would assume that where these things are being done with
libraries, the library would make the copy freely available.

But even so, having access to works that were previously hard or
impossible to find is a good thing, even if you have to pay for it.
Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 10/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I coulda used soemething like that to write a book paper easily  jmills@... | 10/25/05
Did he really say that?  Richard Flude | 10/26/05
No ...  Plain Logic | 10/26/05
Ok, so it applies to everyone BUT MS  BitTwiddler | 10/26/05
huh?  IT Scion | 10/26/05
Kind of  voska | 10/26/05
Exactly right  tic swayback | 10/26/05
There is one exception  osreinstall | 10/26/05
Who buys the books  voska | 10/27/05
Advantage of the second mover  tic swayback | 10/27/05
Nice try you two.  osreinstall | 10/27/05
I think you're confused here  tic swayback | 10/27/05
I don't think so  osreinstall | 10/27/05
Actually, I'm right here  tic swayback | 10/27/05
I love self confidence Tic, but you have to be pragmatic.  osreinstall | 10/27/05
Actually, I think Google is ahead  tic swayback | 10/27/05
Google is only ahead on search and me too at everything else.  osreinstall | 10/27/05
Synopis is useless  voska | 10/28/05
I don't think so, because they offer it.  osreinstall | 10/28/05
Yes he didn't...  BitTwiddler | 10/26/05
Public domain in DRM'd eBooks?  Nigel Johnstone | 10/26/05
"Do they continue to charge?"  voice_of_all_reason | 10/26/05
Just because it is in the public domain ...  ShadeTree | 10/26/05
Do people pay for Beethoven sheet music?  Rodney Davis | 10/26/05
Public Domain means you can do whatever you want with it  tic swayback | 10/26/05

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