tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post746197371918945585..comments2023-04-26T04:15:25.976-07:00Comments on One Writer's World: Just how much of your book do you own?Susan Oleksiwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-74285438438350241332014-02-22T05:06:55.813-08:002014-02-22T05:06:55.813-08:00Thanks for commenting, Dan. Judge Chin (I think th...Thanks for commenting, Dan. Judge Chin (I think that's his name) sounds like he is harking back to the idea of the Commons, or public domain, to enhance intellectual life of the population rather than protecting the rights of the creators. The history of copyright in this country is very different from that of other countries. We didn't sign the Berne Convention until well over 100 years after almost everyone else.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-4383570315864946692014-02-21T19:20:53.903-08:002014-02-21T19:20:53.903-08:00The law pertaining to works by U.S. authors publis...The law pertaining to works by U.S. authors published in the U.S. is a different story. All of the revisions since 1964 have been in favor of creators. Thanks to Sonny Bono and Disney, all additions to the public domain through normal expiration were effectively frozen for 20 years in 1998; it's still another 4 years before we get a new addition to the public domain here. Dan Persingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097061560311695573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-89618968889166875682014-02-21T19:18:00.909-08:002014-02-21T19:18:00.909-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dan Persingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097061560311695573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-59048967457751661652014-02-21T08:34:08.942-08:002014-02-21T08:34:08.942-08:00One of the surprises in this book is that Congress...One of the surprises in this book is that Congress wasn't interested in protecting writers originally but in bringing in books from other countries, to help our population grow intellectually. I hope you find this book as interesting as I did.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-28008106664890753292014-02-21T07:49:49.550-08:002014-02-21T07:49:49.550-08:00Copyright law is very complex. I don't pretend...Copyright law is very complex. I don't pretend to fully understand it. However, I will look to read this book as well. Thanks for the heads up.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com