Re:Medium tries to prevent people reading deleted articles o...
by foldr on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @09:49AM
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>When the author burns their own book and forbids new ones from being made is the only time that it's acceptable to print new copies.
Do you mean acceptable from a legal point of view? Because I seriously doubt that it is.
Re:Medium tries to prevent people reading deleted articles o...
by OrganicMSG on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:15PM
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Without that view, we wouldn't have most of the works by Kafka.
Re:Medium tries to prevent people reading deleted articles o...
by foldr on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @12:48PM
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No, the only issue raised by Kafka's request to burn his papers is whether or not the copyright passed to someone else on his death. All works eventually become public domain, regardless of the author's wishes, since people die and copyright has a time limit.
Re:Medium tries to prevent people reading deleted articles o...
by bachmeier on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @10:26AM
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I don't understand your point. "securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right" means others cannot print copies of your books.
Re:Medium tries to prevent people reading deleted articles o...
by aeorgnoieang on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @11:12AM
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> for limited times
The author's exclusive rights are only intended to be temporary. Once they're no longer secured, the work can be used by anyone for any purpose.
When the author burns their own book and forbids new ones from being made is the only time that it's acceptable to print new copies.
Need I remind you of the purpose of copyright?
>To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.