[d@DCC] Summary for Heritage Committee

[tOM Trottier]

Why not? Why should you not be allowed to repeat what others say?
Originality is laudable, but democracy depends on agreement!

Copyright is an infringement on freedom of expression in order to 
encourage originality by public reward. It should be limited to that 
objective, not widened by extending it forever as an "originator's 
right." Extending copyright in time diminishes the public good.

tOM

On Monday, August 18, 2003 at 13:18
Wallace J.McLean <discuss at digital-copyright.ca> wrote:

> 
> Avocatus diaboli here:
> 
> "Any discussion of copyright must begin and end with freedom of
> expression."
> 
> Why should freedom of expression give you the right to use someone else's
> work?
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