Jinn of Current Events (2003-Feb-04)


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According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes. or use my wishlist (at amazon.com) if you are in the mood for gifts.

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2003-Jan-19 [this day]

Proposed: The Eldred Act

There is a reasonably simple design proposed to allow unused copyrighted work to fall into the public domain. The Eric Eldred Act FAQ is intended to explain a proposal to help move work that has no continuing commercial value into the public domain. The proposal was first proposed in an op-ed in the New York Times. One unfortunate part is that they call for a "tax" when what they are proposing is merely a $1 registration fee. Don't call it a tax, because it isn't one. [this item]

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