RE: [dvd-discuss] Petition for rational copyright law

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On 10 Jun 2003 at 14:05, Richard Hartman wrote:

Subject:        	RE: [dvd-discuss] Petition for rational copyright law
Date sent:      	Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:05:17 -0700
From:           	"Richard Hartman" <hartman@onetouch.com>
To:             	<dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu>
Send reply to:  	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu

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> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Bauer [mailto:jfbauer@comcast.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 7:38 AM
> > To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> > Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Petition for rational copyright law
> > 
> > 
> > On 05-Jun-2003 Noah silva wrote:
> > > 
> > > Why do you think this? The registry system could be incredibly
> > > simple.  Everyone registers their copyrights now, just that 
> > it's not as
> > > organized or simple as it could be.  I agree that every 
> > copyright should
> > > be assigned a number, and be in an easily searchable 
> > database.  Then when
> > > a book or CD says "Copyright No. 76245674", you could hop 
> > on copyright.gov
> > > and check out the details of the copyright, when it 
> > expires, when/how many
> > > times it was renewed, owner transfers, etc.
> > 
> > Don't forget that (most) every email you send is also 
> > copyrighted.  Be sure
> > to bcc the copyright registration database for all your emails.  Wait,
> > that won't work, need need the registration number before you send it.
> > Oh well, just add a few more steps to every message you send.
> > 
> > 
> 
> You don't need the number before you send if we route all 
> emails through the copyright center, where they get recorded
> and stamped with their copyright number before being sent on
> to their actual destination . . . 


Truly "Total Informational Awareness" (TIA) ooopppssss...that's now "Terrorist 
Informational Awareness"...or was that Carnivore?

> 
> 
> -- 
> -Richard M. Hartman
> hartman@onetouch.com
> 
> 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW!