The document discusses the history of copyright and how it has evolved from initially being limited to a term of 14 years to essentially being indefinite. It argues that current copyright law and technology are overly restrictive and control creativity, moving society away from a free culture. It calls for more transparent and freely shared creative works using open formats and licenses to promote innovation as in earlier eras when copyright terms were shorter.
65. Jonny Appleseed (1955) 20,000 Leagues (1954) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Pinocchio (1940)
66. Sleeping Beauty (1959) Sleepy Hollow (1958) Paul Bunyon (1958) Jonny Appleseed (1955) 20,000 Leagues (1954) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Pinocchio (1940)
67. Jungle Book (1967) Kidnapped (1960) Sleeping Beauty (1959) Sleepy Hollow (1958) Paul Bunyon (1958) Jonny Appleseed (1955) 20,000 Leagues (1954) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Pinocchio (1940)
68. The Little Mermaid (1989) Jungle Book (1967) Kidnapped (1960) Sleeping Beauty (1959) Sleepy Hollow (1958) Paul Bunyon (1958) Jonny Appleseed (1955) 20,000 Leagues (1954) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Pinocchio (1940)
69. Hunchback (1996) Beauty and the Beast (1991) The Little Mermaid (1989) Jungle Book (1967) Kidnapped (1960) Sleeping Beauty (1959) Sleepy Hollow (1958) Paul Bunyon (1958) Jonny Appleseed (1955) 20,000 Leagues (1954) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Pinocchio (1940)
70. Mulan (1998) Hunchback (1996) Beauty and the Beast (1991) The Little Mermaid (1989) Jungle Book (1967) Kidnapped (1960) Sleeping Beauty (1959) Sleepy Hollow (1958) Paul Bunyon (1958) Jonny Appleseed (1955) 20,000 Leagues (1954) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Pinocchio (1940)
156. “ [Y]our site contains information providing the means to circumvent AIBO-ware's copy protection protocol constituting a violation of the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act .”
198. If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today’s ideas were invented and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete stand-still today.
199. The solution . . . is patenting as much as we can. . . . A future start-up with no patents of its own will be forced to pay whatever price the giants choose to impose. That price might be high: Established companies have an interest in excluding future competitors.
200. The solution . . . is patenting as much as we can. . . . A future start-up with no patents of its own will be forced to pay whatever price the giants choose to impose. That price might be high: Established companies have an interest in excluding future competitors.