[Irtalk] The Hole in Our Collective Memory: How Copyright Made Mid-Century Books Vanish - Rebecca J. Rosen - The Atlantic

[Hilton Gibson]

Copyright advocates have long (and successfully) argued that keeping books
copyrighted assures that owners can make a profit off their intellectual
property, and that that profit incentive will "assure [the books']
availability and adequate distribution." The evidence, it appears, says
otherwise
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/the-hole-in-our-collective-memory-how-copyright-made-mid-century-books-vanish/278209/
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