I wrote: > But the publisher has lost the sale of a replacement CD, which is why > they don't want you to do it (of course, if the CD only cost a buck or > two you probably wouldn't).
Pigeon writes: > But what happens if the CD (LP, cassette, DVD, whatever) in question is > no longer published? You are SOL. Note that the publisher might still have a financial interest in preventing the production of copies as he may feel that they would compete with his newer products. This is one of the defects of copyright: it sometimes permits and encourages the suppression of works. The excessive duration of copyright under current law makes this particularly pernicious. > Are the publishers to keep all titles available forever? (I think they > should, I wish they would, but the trouble is, they don't...) Better that the works fall into the public domain promptly after the copyright holder has had a chance to make some money. Five years seems plenty long enough to me (the original term in the US was 14 years). -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
