Re: Copyright question

David Fetter wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 07:31:20PM -0400, Neil Conway wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>> FYI, I have received permission, below, to remove the Andrew Yu
>>> copyright. Thanks.
>> Can't we just remove the file outright? The last release of Ultrix
>> was in 1995.
>
> Sadly, in the US, at least, and so that file, absent sweeping changes
> in the law, will remain outside the public domain until slightly after
> the first human-crewed starship departs our solar system.

Hardly, we will have populated at least 3 solar systems by then.

>
> If you want things to go back into the public domain after a limited
> period of time, make sure you hold your legislators to account,
> especially when Disney is lobbying them.
>
> Cheers,
> D

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