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Canadian High Court Rules on Copyright
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Found this at: www.politechbot.com.
Here is the intro from http://www.politechbot.com/p-03414.html:
"Your readers may be interested in a landmark Canadian Supreme Court
decision that explicitly addresses the question of copyright and
balance. In a 4-3 split, the majority notes that the proper balance lies
not only in recognizing creator's rights but also giving appropriate weight
to their limited nature. Moreover, the majority argues that "excessive
control by holders of copyrights and other forms of intellectual property
may unduly limit the ability of the public domain to incorporate and
embellish creative innovation in the long-term interests of society as a
whole, or create practical obstacles to proper utilization.""
In short: "Once an authorized copy of a work is sold to a member
of the public, it is generally for the purchaser, not the author, to
determine what happens to it.""
Whos got a link to canadian cd sale site?? I haven bought a cd in 2 years and its time to stock up.
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