Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 01:55:14 -0500 From: Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GNU GLOBAL Message-ID: <37E72BD2.EBA75366@airnet.net> References: <199909202300.TAA36367@lakes.dignus.com>
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> > :Will you be assigning the copyright to the FSF? (ie: you'll never be able > > :to change your mind? 50 years is a long time...) > > > > 70 now I believe. Changed to be compatible with the euros, who are all 70 > > years apparently. > > If I understand things correctly, there will soon be legislation > introduced to increase that time. > > Apparently, some companies, particularly Disney - were the big > backers of the move to 70 years (to protect Mickey, et al) But, > I've been lead to believe that the music and film industry has > been pushing quite hard to increase that number... I'm sure they aren't the only ones. After all, Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" is sold for $10 a pop, mostly just because high school teachers require it. 8-/ -- Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> ------------------------------------------- TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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