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The answer is easy...
"why not let them be archived?"

Publishing is not an archive.

The thing here is, you have no idea what the rightful owners may have in mind. I can give you an example: As I have said before I live on a ranch/farm. I have land that is not being used for anything really, but I do not let people plow and plant it. Why? Because it's mine and that's what I choose to do.
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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Not when they want to publish out of date works.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

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