US copyright extension ‘big mistake’
p2p news / p2pnet: Congress made a “big mistake” when it extended copyrights in the US.
Who says so? Mary-Beth Peters, the Register of Copyrights.
Her remark, highlighted in a Boing Boing post, came during event held at the UNC Law School on November 2, 2005, when she, “and a panel of copyright scholars, lawyers and bureaucrats convened to deliberate copyright in public,” it says, going on:
“Peters can be heard making the statement one minutes and eight seconds into the video …”
The quote:
We’ve certainly lengthened the term [of copyright] perhaps – I won’t even say perhaps – too long a term. I think it is too long. I think that was probably a big mistake, but one that Congress can make.
Boing Boing inludes links to the statement, which comes a minute and eight seconds into the video:
Also See:
Boing Boing – Copyright office head denounces “big mistake” of extending copyright , February 21, 2006
February 22nd, 2006 at 10:33 pm
” Congress made a “big mistake” ” Only when looked at from the perspective of doing the right thing. I’m sure the politicians palms were well greased by Disney to make sure Mickey Mouse (Or is it Cinderella) never reach the public domain.
February 23rd, 2006 at 3:10 pm
“and a panel of copyright scholars”
The word “scholar” is out of place.
True scholars cannot study what is unstudiable, copyright laws, which follows no logic, have no science behind it and make no sense.
I can only guess that the word “scholar” is used for promotion purposes, to suggest legitimacy and seriousness where there is none.
Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com