[Tig] Library of Congress facility in Virginia

[Rob Lingelbach]

On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:03 PM, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:

> I don't see any purpose for licensing copyright-free content which  
> has been captured into digital form by Library of Congress.  Of  
> course the Library of Congress may also capture considerable  
> content which is not yet copyright-free.  Eventually copyrights  
> will expire and the content will become copyright-free.  It is a  
> long term effort.

leaving alone the subject of the Abilene Network for the moment, just  
thought I'd
mention that the entire subject of copyright is undergoing review in  
the light of
today's technology (i.e. internet) in many quarters, the Free  
Software Foundation
being an innovator in this area.  Two days ago the New York Times  
carried a story
about the Brasilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil and his efforts  
with regards to
progressive copyright (copyleft).  See
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/arts/music/11roht.html? 
pagewanted=print

This is not intended to ignite any political debate and is offered  
only for
information purposes.

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