Found History, Briefly Noted

Tom Scheinfeldt's link blog, aggregated daily at Found History (http://foundhistory.org).

May 6

The Economist Weighs in on Copyright

The Economist newspaper makes a very nice, very concise case for copyright reform in a recent leader, arguing for a return to Queen Anne’s statute of 1709-10, “An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned.”