[pp.int.general] where is the manifesto?

[Reinier Bakels]

>
>    The benefit of the "balance" argument is that no one can reasonably 
> oppose
>    it.
>
> The reason it is hard to oppose is that it is weak.
> It starts with a big and misguided concession to
> the copyright holders.

I did not say it is the definitive answer. It is a start. And it is a major 
departure from a conception that only the interests of the authors are to be 
considered. Well, I am aware that you moved beyond that, Richard, but not 
everyone is as brilliant (and as honest) as you are.

Why is this a "concession" to the authors? Incidentally, in my perception, 
the *actual* authors deserve support. For them, copyright is often more a 
problem than a solution: they are often forced by publishers, record 
companies etc. to grant licences under very unfavourable conditions, or even 
to assign their copyright and loose it forever.

Happy Christmas!

reinier