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Re: [dvd-discuss] Public Domain Enhancement Bill
- To: Openlaw DMCA Forum <dvd-discuss(at)eon.law.harvard.edu>
- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Public Domain Enhancement Bill
- From: Jeme A Brelin <jeme(at)brelin.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:54:52 -0700 (PDT)
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003, Michael A Rolenz wrote:
> The question was not that Disney owns idea but if Disney owns say 90% of
> copyrighted material, then practically nothing enters the PD. The
> question is if that is harmful?
To state more directly what Richard put very clearly and subtley: Disney
may, at some point, own 90% of COPYRIGHTED material, but that is always an
insignificant percentage of COPYRIGHTABLE material.
At least, the prevailing theory is that human thought and expression is
infinite.
J.
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