Re: Golden Canon thought

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Esther Dyson
Thu, 19 Feb 1998 05:41:54 -0500


You're in danger of getting involved with some nasty legal issues here.
Many IP owners lack a sense of humor. SImply not charging users is not
enough to qualify for fair use. Whether the law makes sense or not is a
different matter, but it would be a shame to get tied up with these knots.

Esther

At 09:38 PM 2/18/98 -0800, Kevin Kelly wrote:
>>1) Would it be best to start with documents in the
>>public domain?
>>
>>2)Would it be practical to obtain individual permissions
>>from intellectual property owners?
>>
>>3) Would it be best to create a situation where copyright
>>holders proactively offer a free licence to the Canon?
>
>
>I'd use a generous notion of fair use. Experimental, not for profit, for
>research purposes only.
>
>At worse, I'd consider the Golden Canon trying to shape copyright
>understanding.
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