From the Quaternions Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 04:22
From the Quaternions Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 04:22
> > Not to start a copyright thread, but this is incorrect. You're thinking of > trademarks, which have to be actively protected or they're lost -- copyrights > only go away if they expire or if the copyright holder explicitly assigns the > work into the public domain. And they don't expire for a *long* time (getting > longer all the time as Big Media lobbies Congress to keep the cash cow > moo-ing.) OK, my bad. It still does strike me as rather bizarre. Suddenly deciding one day to sue the parties which've been ripping you off for years on end. And being allowed to get away with that kind of laziness on your own behalf. Does laches still apply on a case-by-case basis? Or could the Winstons suddenly unfreeze and sue the pants off the entire drum 'n' bass industry?