June 04, 2003
Reclaiming the public domain
I just signed Lessig's petition to Reclaim the Public Domain. Here's a bit about it: We have launched a petition to build support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act. That act would require American copyright holders to pay $1 fifty years after a work was published. If they pay the $1, the copyright continues. If they dont, the work passes into the public domain. Historical estimates would suggest 98% of works would pass into the pubilc domain after 50 years. The Act would do a great deal to reclaim a public domain. If this resonates with you, please consider signing and/or passing the word.
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how come a comment is required? i support this, isn't that good enough. -- Posted by on June 6, 2003 04:45 PMActually, only name and email are required; all other fields are optional. -- Posted by Beth on June 6, 2003 06:50 PM
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