From: Petter Reinholdtsen Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 18:08:44 +0000 (+0200) Subject: More index entries. X-Git-Tag: edition-2015-10-10~1808 X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/text-free-culture-lessig.git/commitdiff_plain/a47c76ef23933cb5ff679972005ec3fbedef498e?ds=inline More index entries. --- diff --git a/freeculture.xml b/freeculture.xml index 0288c23..39f6208 100644 --- a/freeculture.xml +++ b/freeculture.xml @@ -3250,6 +3250,7 @@ United Artists Television, Inc.). +Heston, Charlton These were "free-ride[rs]," Screen Actor's Guild president Charlton Heston said, who were "depriving actors of @@ -3257,7 +3258,9 @@ compensation." Copyright Law Revision—CATV, 209 (statement of Charlton Heston, president of the Screen Actors Guild). - +Heston, Charlton + + But again, there was another side to the debate. As Assistant Attorney @@ -4408,6 +4411,7 @@ even recognize their source. I once overheard someone commenting on Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Henry V: "I liked it, but Shakespeare is so full of clichés." +Henry V In 1774, almost 180 years after Romeo and Juliet was written, the "copy-right" for the work was still thought by many to be the exclusive @@ -4539,41 +4543,35 @@ distribute, the exclusive right to perform, and so on. So, for example, even if the copyright to Shakespeare's works were perpetual, all that would have meant under the original meaning of the -term was that no one could reprint Shakespeare's work without the - permission -of the Shakespeare estate. It would not have controlled - anything, -for example, about how the work could be performed, whether +term was that no one could reprint Shakespeare's work without the +permission of the Shakespeare estate. It would not have controlled +anything, for example, about how the work could be performed, whether the work could be translated, or whether Kenneth Branagh would be -allowed to make his films. The "copy-right" was only an exclusive right -to print—no less, of course, but also no more. +allowed to make his films. The "copy-right" was only an exclusive +right to print—no less, of course, but also no more. Even that limited right was viewed with skepticism by the British. -They had had a long and ugly experience with "exclusive rights," - especially -"exclusive rights" granted by the Crown. The English had fought -a civil war in part about the Crown's practice of handing out - monopolies—especially -monopolies for works that already existed. King Henry -VIII granted a patent to print the Bible and a monopoly to Darcy to -print playing cards. The English Parliament began to fight back -against this power of the Crown. In 1656, it passed the Statute of - Monopolies, -limiting monopolies to patents for new inventions. And by -1710, Parliament was eager to deal with the growing monopoly in -publishing. - - -Thus the "copy-right," when viewed as a monopoly right, was - naturally -viewed as a right that should be limited. (However convincing -the claim that "it's my property, and I should have it forever," try +They had had a long and ugly experience with "exclusive rights," +especially "exclusive rights" granted by the Crown. The English had +fought a civil war in part about the Crown's practice of handing out +monopolies—especially monopolies for works that already +existed. King Henry VIII granted a patent to print the Bible and a +monopoly to Darcy to print playing cards. The English Parliament began +to fight back against this power of the Crown. In 1656, it passed the +Statute of Monopolies, limiting monopolies to patents for new +inventions. And by 1710, Parliament was eager to deal with the growing +monopoly in publishing. + +Henry VIII, King of England + +Thus the "copy-right," when viewed as a monopoly right, was naturally +viewed as a right that should be limited. (However convincing the +claim that "it's my property, and I should have it forever," try sounding convincing when uttering, "It's my monopoly, and I should -have it forever.") The state would protect the exclusive right, but only -so long as it benefited society. The British saw the harms from - specialinterest -favors; they passed a law to stop them. +have it forever.") The state would protect the exclusive right, but +only so long as it benefited society. The British saw the harms from +specialinterest favors; they passed a law to stop them. Second, about booksellers. It wasn't just that the copyright was a @@ -10192,6 +10190,9 @@ success will require. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Eldred + + Hawthorne, Nathaniel + In 1995, a father was frustrated that his daughters didn't seem to like Hawthorne. No doubt there was more than one such father, but at @@ -10231,6 +10232,7 @@ animated cartoons, sometimes successfully (Cinderella), s (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Treasure Planet). These are all commercial publications of public domain works. + The Internet created the possibility of noncommercial publications of public domain works. Eldred's is just one example. There are literally