[pp.int.general] cultural flatrate: PP position?

[pietro]

On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 01:59:10PM +0200, Félix Robles wrote:

> I think one of the initial intentions of copyright was forcing publishers to
> give some of the profits they earned when they published authors' creations.
> Because it might cost about zero to print a book, but book publishers are
> going to make a profit.

No, when copyright was instituted on England it was created so the King, God save Him, could censor books.

pietro

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