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  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • July 31, 2000
    This is an excellent article about the need to reform US copyright law. The article directly addresses recent abuses by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), but the argument is applicable to the software and biotechnology industries, which would very much like to hold a monopoly on information and knowledge.

    From the article:
    ``In fact, if libraries were a recent invention, wouldn't they be a prime target of copyright infringement lawsuits? Don't they enable millions of people to share copyrighted materials instead of purchasing their own individual copies?''

    Full story:
    http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/20000729/t000071270.html

    Reference by LinuxToday.com.

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