When will they ever learn...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
|

What's that have to do keeping hands off?
voska | 11/24/04
|
 
Not when they want to publish out of date works.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
|
  
If the works are archived, they're available.
Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
|
   
The answer is easy...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
|
    
Yes, but...
John L. Ries | 11/24/04
|
    
my library archives newspapers and allows the public to see them
JasonL31 | 11/26/04
|
  
I'd say it depends on the reasons
voska | 11/25/04
|

C'mon man, stay on topic!
BitTwiddler | 11/24/04
|
 
Hmmm, you are the only one that said thief.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
|
  
HAHA! Good one! (NT)
NonZealot | 11/24/04
|

Not exactly true, bitty
AmusedAtItAll | 11/27/04
|

My Goodness Bitty...
eulagree | 11/29/04
|
The interesting issue: when should copyright lapse?
Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
|

I agree on reform for the length.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/24/04
|
 
true
JasonL31 | 11/26/04
|

Make it an economic decision...
Root User | 11/24/04
|
 
Why so complicated?
Anton Philidor | 11/24/04
|
  
..because the Public Domain is where all ideas end up
Root User | 11/24/04
|
   
Stop right there!!!!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/25/04
|
    
Copy? Who says anything about copying?
Root User | 11/25/04
|
     
Excellent points
voska | 11/25/04
|
     
Voska, you might think about...
Anton Philidor | 11/25/04
|
     
Re: Voska, you might think about...
Root User | 11/25/04
|
   
I oversimplified.
Anton Philidor | 11/25/04
|
 
Only one real problem with this
bidemytime | 11/29/04
|
  
LoL.
ParadigmOdyssey | 11/29/04
|
   
Simple
bidemytime | 11/29/04
|
Interesting that ths was even tried
John L. Ries | 11/24/04
|
well duh
JasonL31 | 11/25/04
|
Somethning very interesting in these posts.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/25/04
|

I'm not against the idea of software patents
voska | 11/25/04
|

I don't think it is always as simple as that.
enduser_z | 11/25/04
|

Not destroyed, exactly..
Patrick Jones | 11/25/04
|

Strawman
John L. Ries | 11/25/04
|

bitty's own medicine
AmusedAtItAll | 11/27/04
|
Article about patents, but pertains here, too
AbsolutelyNot | 11/26/04
|
Probably Erroneous.
ParadigmOdyssey | 11/28/04
|