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To: Win Smith who wrote (22)	1/16/2003 11:50:53 AM
From: Win Smith	of 603

Amy Harmon, A Corporate Victory, but One That Raises Public Consciousness nytimes.com [ The verdict is in, and Mickey Mouse is safe for another 20 years. I'm sure the Rehnquist court, chock full of "original intent" types that it is, has a good explanation of how 95 years now constitutes a reasonable definition of "a limited time". 20 years from now, the lobbyists will be back for more no doubt ] "The court is saying that the framers of the Constitution didn't solve this for us," said Lawrence Lessig, the Stanford professor who argued the case on behalf of a coalition including Eric Eldred, an Internet publisher. "Instead, we're going to need to use smart legislation and sensible contracts to protect the public domain." [ Yes, "smart legislation" is just what our government for sale to the highest bidder specializes in. Snort. ]

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