30 Mar
2016
30 Mar
'16
6:26 p.m.
On Mar 30, 2016, at 7:44 PM, drlegendre .
<drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
It cannot be overemphasized, that this is one of those situations wherein
it seriously behooves the enthusiast community to sort this one out on our
own, before some heavy-handed lawyer types - with big dollar signs in their
eyes - sorts all of it for us.. because we all know how that would most
likely go. Hint: Not to _anyone's_ advantage.
Thank you. That was precisely my point. And this is why we need to be harsh about people
who fling around those fake terms and misleading notions.
...
Ultimately, though, there must be a reasonable way to deal with all of this
- and in a way that preserves both the rights of copyright holders /
authors - while offering essentially free and open access to this large
catalog of nostalgic and classic titles.
Indeed. But I think it is pointless to expect a single answer, because circumstances
vary. The only way a single answer could be reached is by laws (and even then it's
only at best a single answer in any one country). But obviously it is not likely that if
laws were passed on this subject that we would like the result.
I have a few ideas of my own.. but for now, I'd
like to hear other members
thoughts on the matter. Ultimately, it might necessarily involve bringing
the rights holders and/or publishers over on to "our side".
Yes, that's precisely correct. And doing so requires treating each individually as
the rightful owner of something we're interested in, and treating that owner with
respect rather than dismissal. Fred made that point quite clear also.
paul