[free-sklyarov] re: Celebs

[Chuck Mead]

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On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Will Janoschka posted the following:

WJ>On Thur, Aug 16, 2001 at 12:39:49 +2700, Tom <tom at lemura.org> wrote:
WJ>> sorry, but this is OBVIOUS bullshit. copyright law grants limited
WJ>> rights to the AUTHORS for a WORK THEY CREATED. it's one of the few
WJ>> cases where the law uses plain language. if at all, you could maybe
WJ>> copyright your kids, but not yourself.
WJ>                                                                                      
WJ>How about "Copyright law grants unlimited rights to large corporations
WJ>  so such corporations may exploit the creative work of others."
WJ>
WJ>Please give an example where an individual creator of a work
WJ>(not copyright holder) has prevailed in copyright infringement action,
WJ>say, in the last 30 years.

This comment of yours became a part of a discussion going on at
advogato.org today. Here was my response there, to your question here on 
free-sklyarov:

I think this is a relevant question... I'm sure they exist but I'll go 
out on a limb and say that the stats would clearly reveal the grotesque 
inequity visited on individual complainants in our civil courts. Unless 
you are a gazillionaire there is no justice any more for individuals 
because there is no equality under the law. Corporations, have paid for 
the laws they need to maintain their priority at the head of the line. The 
rest of us peasants can take a number and stand in the queue!

The Advogato discussion is happening here:

http://www.advogato.org/article/323.html

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