Re: [dvd-discuss] Eldred Amicus

["Michael A Rolenz" <Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org>]

Actually several of the briefs in Eldred make that point and that the 
extension a windfall that distorts the system.. The term extensions have 
been extending the terms of DEAD authors who being in that condition are 
unable to create anything, much as the old joke about what Beethoven does 
these days...




"Steve Hosgood" <steve@caederus.com>
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Jolley <tjolley@swbell.net> wrote:
> The answer for an upper limit could be in the constitution.
>   ...by securing for limited Times to Authors...
> Anything granted beyond an author's lifetime
> is being granted to someone else.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 

That's the neatest observation I've seen for a while! There must be some 
way
to draw the court's attention to it.


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