01-26-2012, 05:23 AM
Copyright lasts for differing periods. Where there is a known author, it runs for 70 years from his/her death. It is what they have to leave to their kin-- in some cases, it may be, that they only write one immensely popular book, and it seems reasonable that they, and theirs, should make money from their efforts, rather than someone else. Perhaps the period after death is too long, though my recollection is, that it is only a relatively recent change, maybe ten years ago.
I am, as befits an antique, out of step with you guys. I do not like criminal gangs, I am generally against the N'Drangheta, the Cosa Nostra, Yardies, and the like. I do not see that making use of electronic gadgetry makes a thief any less of a thief. And how will it be, when all music and books are available by nefarious means, for no payment? When writers cannot make a living, and nor can musicians?
None of which make any difference to my feeling of outrage if I type in the name of something, ancient or modern, and find I cannot get it --instantly!
I am, as befits an antique, out of step with you guys. I do not like criminal gangs, I am generally against the N'Drangheta, the Cosa Nostra, Yardies, and the like. I do not see that making use of electronic gadgetry makes a thief any less of a thief. And how will it be, when all music and books are available by nefarious means, for no payment? When writers cannot make a living, and nor can musicians?
None of which make any difference to my feeling of outrage if I type in the name of something, ancient or modern, and find I cannot get it --instantly!