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From: (Dennis P. Harris)
Subject: Re: Bill C-36 and freedom of research in Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:42:00 -0800
References: <bc2ij2$7pa$1@freenet9.carleton.ca> <3EE534A0.2D57@no.com>


On Mon, 09 Jun 2003 18:30:08 -0700 in soc.genealogy.misc, LA
<L@no.com> wrote:

> And Mr Smiths great great great great grandchildren might have a bit of
> money from the publishing of his work? What is wrong with that. You do
> know, they could be pursuaded, as the inheritors, to donate the work to
> an archive or library, then it is accessible, but of course, YOU cannot
> copyright it (and that is what this is all about, your lost opportunity)
>
actually, it's NOT individuals that will benefit from these
copyright changes. just like in the US, it's the big
multinational corporations and media companies that will profit,
like rupert murdoch's newscorp, AOL time warner, and disney.
don't delude yourself that individual authors will get more than
a pittance and the usual screwing by publishers.


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