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> ONGOING U.S. COPYRIGHT EXTENSIONS
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> U.S. COPYRIGHTS TO BE EXTENDED TO 115 YEARS,
> DECADE BY DECADE FROM THE ORIGINAL 14 YEARS!
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> THE SUPREME COURT SAYS IT NEVER HAS TO STOP!!!
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> In just a few years yet another bill will be introduced
> in the U.S. Congress to extend copyright that has quite
> literally been extended from 14 years to 115 years.
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> or
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> If not stop them, at least publicize them a little?
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> I should add that this is probably a losing battle even
> if it looks as if we are winning.
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> When the last Australian Copyright Act was discussed in
> Parliament, they passed a resolution stating they would
> NOT extend copyrights.
>
> Really.
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> However, just three years later, under economic warfare
> from, shall we just say, outside sources, they crumbled
> to the pressure and gave in.
>
>
> The Canadian Parliament is currently in that position--
> and while some tell me they have enough signatures from
> those against any extensions, I will bet you lunch that
> they, too, crumble before it is over.
>
> I would gladly lose every one of those wagers!!!
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> Further Information
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> As you may already know, any time the copyrights in the
> characters Winnie the Pooh [1926], or The Mouse [1928],
> start coming close to expiration The U.S. Congress will
> be sure to start a very quiet frenzy of copyright bills
> that are designed to go into effect before anything can
> happen to those two copyrights.
>
> As I understand it, Disney(R) made a huge lobby effort,
> successful, to create the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act; paid
> as a result an additional $200 million for the right to
> another 20 years of Winnie the Pooh, and still made the
> fabled laughing trip to the bank as a result, since the
> effective date of 1978.
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> As a result I have to imagine their sales of The Mouse,
> Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, etc., must have been predicted
> to be so terribly large as to devour Avatar's gross.
>
> Given that next bill passed right in the middle of what
> must have been the busiest day in Congress for the last
> few decades, the impeachment of President Clinton, this
> means we should expect something of equal secrecy quite
> soon, as the current copyright extension runs out 2018.
>
> Usually they would make an effort to pass the new one a
> session or two early, such as in 2016, but given that a
> snag or two has hit before, we should probably look out
> starting in 2015, though it will be hard to see.
>
> Why?
>
> Even during the election just before the last extension
> I went to ask televised press conference questions on a
> new U.S. Copyright Act I had heard about, but candidate
> responses were uniform. . ."I know nothing."
>
> I would have to expect that even if the big anchors ask
> the same question in 2015 they will get that answer.
>
> Or non-answer.
>
> >From what I have heard there is an ever larger movement
> to keep everything copyrighted permanently, and to make
> all media as pay-per-view as possible, to the points of
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> viewing premise [except public stations].
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> opposite direction as well.
>
> What else CAN we expect when Comcast cable has been the
> allowed buyer of NBC?
>
> If you think programming won't leak over:
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> Consider what happened when Disney took over ABC.
>
> Not only did Disney flood ABC with their own programmed
> output, but they killed off the best of all cartoons.
>
> Anyone remember Reboot?
>
>
> I can put you in touch with many copyright experts, and
> I fear that all of them underestimate the power working
> to make copyright permanent, in spite of the fact words
> "limited time" are the U.s. Constitution's description.
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> However, the U.s. Supreme Court decided that limited is
> really unlimited in "Eldred v Ashcroft."
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> week up to Mar. 21
>
> day | cnt
> ----------------+-----
> Sun 2010-03-14 | 9
> Mon 2010-03-15 | 16
> Tue 2010-03-16 | 11
> Wed 2010-03-17 | 12
> Thu 2010-03-18 | 16
> Fri 2010-03-19 | 6
> Sat 2010-03-20 | 11
> ==
> 81
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>
> Week up to Feb. 21
>
> day | cnt
> ----------------+-----
> Sun 2010-02-14 | 5
> Mon 2010-02-15 | 12
> Tue 2010-02-16 | 10
> Wed 2010-02-17 | 16
> Thu 2010-02-18 | 11
> Fri 2010-02-19 | 4
> Sat 2010-02-20 | 4
> ==
> 62
>
>
> Week up to Jan. 21st:
>
> day | cnt
> ----------------+-----
> Thu 2010-01-14 | 8
> Fri 2010-01-15 | 13
> Sat 2010-01-16 | 16
> Sun 2010-01-17 | 8
> Mon 2010-01-18 | 12
> Tue 2010-01-19 | 5
> Wed 2010-01-20 | 11
> ==
> 73
>
> Previous Month
>
>
> day | cnt
> ----------------+-----
> Mon 2009-12-14 | 11
> Tue 2009-12-15 | 4
> Wed 2009-12-16 | 4
> Thu 2009-12-17 | 10
> Fri 2009-12-18 | 7
> Sat 2009-12-19 | 7
> Sun 2009-12-20 | 9
>
>
> Previous month:
>
>
> day | cnt
> ----------------+-----
> Sat 2009-11-14 | 6
> Sun 2009-11-15 | 4
> Mon 2009-11-16 | 6
> Tue 2009-11-17 | 9
> Wed 2009-11-18 | 3
> Thu 2009-11-19 | 6
> Fri 2009-11-20 | 5
>
>
> Thanks to Marcello Perathoner!
>
>
> ///
>
>
> Here are the current language totals
> for languages with 200 or more eBooks.
>
> Mar 21st
>
>
> Grand total for today: 31616
>
> 26540 English en
> 1568 French fr
> 662 German de
> 524 Finnish fi
> 472 Dutch nl
> 410 Portuguese pt
> 405 Chinese zh
> 283 Spanish es
> 235 Italian it
>
>
> Feb. 21st
>
>
> Grand total for today: 31234
>
> 26241 English en
> 1557 French fr
> 647 German de
> 521 Finnish fi
> 470 Dutch nl
> 405 Chinese zh
> 395 Portuguese pt
> 275 Spanish es
> 234 Italian it
>
>
> Jan. 21st
>
> Grand total for today: 30935
>
> 25995 English en
> 1547 French fr
> 628 German de
> 518 Finnish fi
> 459 Dutch nl
> 405 Chinese zh
> 391 Portuguese pt
> 274 Spanish es
> 230 Italian it
>
>
> Compared to last month:
>
>
> Grand total
>
> 25757 English en
> 1520 French fr
> 618 German de
> 515 Finnish fi
> 453 Dutch nl
> 405 Chinese zh
> 376 Portuguese pt
> 270 Spanish es
> 220 Italian it
>
>
>
> Compared to previous month's:
>
>
> Grand total for today: 30399
>
> 25587 English en
> 1498 French fr
> 614 German de
> 515 Finnish fi
> 451 Dutch nl
> 404 Chinese zh
> 371 Portuguese pt
> 268 Spanish es
> 218 Italian it
>
>
>
> Previous increases:
>
> +214
> +205
> +254
> +281
> +294
> +287
>
>
> All Reported Languges
>
>
> Not counting PrePrints, Canada, Australia, PG Europe
>
>
> Thanks to Greg Newby!
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>
> ///
>
>
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> [Don't forget ~75,000 at http://www.gutenberg.cc in .pdf]
>
>
>
> Mar 21st
>
> 31,616 up from 31,234 up 382 PG General Automated Count
> 1,845 up from 1,842 up 3 PG of Australia
> 699 up from 684 up 15 PG of Europe
> 2,008 -- 2,008 -- 0 PG PrePrints, Reserved [42?]
> 504 up from 486 up 18 PG of Canada
> ======
> 36,672 up from 36,254 up 418 Grand Total
>
>
>
> Feb 21st
>
> 31,234 up from 30,935 up 299 PG General Automated Count
> 1,842 up from 1,834 up 8 PG of Australia
> 684 up from 680 up 4 PG of Europe
> 2,008 -- 2,008 up 0 PG PrePrints, Reserved [42?]
> 486 up from 462 up 24 PG of Canada
> Posted #400 on October 10
> July: 14 (Title 349 to 362)
> August: 16 (Titles 363 to 378)
> September: 17 (Titles 379 to 395)
> October: 13 (Titles 396 to 408)
> November: 9 [up to November 21]
> December: 19[up to December 21]
> ======
> 36,254 up from 35,919 up 335
>
>
> Jan 21st
>
> 30,935 up from 30,613 up 322 PG General Automated Count
> 1,834 up from 1,830 up 4 PG of Australia
> 680 up from 664 up 16 PG of Europe
> 2,008 -- 2,008 up 0 PG PrePrints, Reserved [42?]
> 462 up from 436 up 26 PG of Canada
> Posted #400 on October 10
> ======
> 35,919 up from 35,551 up 368
>
>
>
> Previous month:
>
> 35,551 up 240 [Not including Canada's illustrations]
>
>
> 35,311 up 235 [Including correcting above estimate by 2]
>
>
>
> Note There are perhaps 100 eBooks not listed here
> that are already in circulation from Project Gutenberg.
>
> Note PG Canada includes English, French, and Italian.
>
>
> ///
>
> Here is how we ended 2009
>
>
>
> day | cnt
> ----------------+-----
> Wed 2009-12-30 | 9
> Thu 2009-12-31 | 12
> Fri 2010-01-01 | 6
> Sat 2010-01-02 | 10
> Sun 2010-01-03 | 2
> Mon 2010-01-04 | 21
> Tue 2010-01-05 | 5
>
> Weekly Total 65
>
>
>
> Grand total for today: 30761 from automated in house counter
>
> 25866 English en
> 1531 French fr
> 625 German de
> 517 Finnish fi
> 455 Dutch nl
> 405 Chinese zh
> 384 Portuguese pt
> 270 Spanish es
> 225 Italian it
> etc.
>
>
>
> 30,761 Up 3,145 From 27,616 PG General Automated Count
> 1,830 Up 104 From 1,726 Project Gutenberg of Australia
> 675 Up 121 From 554 Project Gutenberg of Europe
> 468 Up 243 From 225 Project Gutenberg of Canada
> [Estimated]
> 2,008 DN 423 From 2,431 PrePrints [Subtracted 307 Chinese
> eBooks]
> ====== ======
> 35,742 Up 3,190 From 32,552 Grand Total [Counting
> subtractions]
>
>
> 9.825 eBooks Per Day
> 68.773 eBooks Per Week
> 297.850 eBooks Per Month
>
>
>
>
> ///
>
>
> Here is how we ended 2008
>
>
>
> 27,616 PG General Automated Count
> 1,726 Project Gutenberg of Australia
> 554 Project Gutenberg of Europe
> 225 Project Gutenberg of Canada [Estimated]
> [202 up to December, no current report]
> 2,431 PrePrints [Counting the 307 Chinese eBooks +111]
> ====== ======
> 32,552 Grand Total [Counting those PrePrints]
>
>
>
>
> Here is how we ended 2007
>
> The combined PG projects had produced a total of 26,161 titles.
>
>
> The most number of books posted...
> ...in one day was 65 on the 26th December
> ...in one week was 151 in Week 18 (week ending 9th May)
> ...in one month was 477 in November
>
> We averaged
> 338 per month [Over 4,000 for the year]
> 78 per week
> 11.13 per day
>
> 99 titles were newly REposted to the new filing system, bringing us
> almost
>
> to the 2,000 mark.
>
>
> Here is a small selection of project milestones;
>
> TOTAL Original Project Gutenberg eBooks equals about
> the number of books in the average U.S. public library
> 32,500 on 20082121 [Counting the 307 Chinese Preprints]
> [And presuming 3 after official count]
> 32,000 on Calculating
> 31,500 on 20081021 [not an error, 1,777 PrePrints]
> 30,000 on 20081021
> 29,500 on 20080919
> 29,000 ~~ Calculating
> 28,500 ~~ Calculating
> 28,000 ~~ 20080516
> 27,500 on 20080405
> 27,000 ~~ 20080229
> 26,500 on 20080126
> 26,000 on 20071224
> 25,000 on 20071012
> 24,000 on 20070710
> 23,000 on 20070415
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> PG-AU
> 1,700 on 20081010
> 1,600 on 20080208
> 1,500 on 20070407
>
> PG Canada
> 175 on 20080930
> 100 on 20080325
> 110 on 20080417
>
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