At 7:08 PM -0700 8/16/01, Caliban Tiresias Darklock wrote: >I think the existing laws are wrong, but I don't think copyright >should be abolished altogether. Artists need to be protected from >corporate predators, but the current laws effectively make artistic >production secondary to >monetary return. Amen. This evening I had the curious experience of purchasing my own band's 1968 album, which has been reissued without our participation or consent. The producer of the reissue, who never had anything to do with the band or its music, claims copyright. -- ______________________________________________________________ Richard Zvonar, PhD (818) 788-2202 http://www.zvonar.com http://RZCybernetics.com http://www.cybmotion.com/aliaszone http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=rz