[WEB4LIB] Computers in Libraries and the death of copyright

[Drew, Bill]

Not having seen Roy's presentation, I can not comment on his ideas on the
death of copyright.  I think there is a basic misunderstanding here.  I
don't think copyright is dead.  What is dead is the present system to ensure
that access is limited to only those with permissions.  Access to a document
and copyright of that document are two different things.  I own the
copyright to most things I create on the web.  I allow access to all of it
for all to use.  What needs to be changed is the way we allow people to use
copyrighted materials.

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Wilfred (Bill) Drew 
Associate Librarian, Systems and Reference 
SUNY Morrisville College Library 
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