> > Ha! With my photo no less. You know, that was on the FRONT PAGE of the NYT > (albeit below the fold). That was a fascinating time. We received > thousands in donations after this happened. Though, of course, we didn't > get to put the translated volumes of Marx up on the MIA.So, generally > speaking, as Marxists we would oppose the idea of "intellectual property". > However, working writers, some of whom are union members, should have a > right to control their works and, derive revenue from their work. On the > other hand the expansion of intellectual property since the infamous "Sonny > Bono Law" in 1988 was a set back for our side of the struggle around this > issue. This was pushed by the same Hollywood crowd you noted in your > comment. The primary motivation for this was from the estates of long dead > artists who wanted to continue the revenue flow from their now deceased > artist relatives. I once drew up a reform of this as a Congressional Act > that reestablished the older "28 years from publication" which would cover > all printed matter including translations, etc. Only received an > acknowledgement from my then congressperson, Tom Lantos. > > Fair use is important. Under the U.S. Copyright office they say the > following: > > > > > *How much of someone else's work can I use without getting permission?* > > Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is > permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for > purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly > reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number > of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentage of a work. > Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on all the > circumstances. See, Fair Use Index ( > https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/index.html ) , and Circular 21 ( > https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf ) , Reproductions of Copyrighted > Works by Educators and Librarians. > >
So, yes, it is very important and is always being litigated due to the vagueness of quantity. Every year the date by which anything is now in the public domain increases. As of January 1, 2025, all published works from 1929 and before are public domain. David -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#35327): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/35327 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/111218245/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
