Re: copyright question

[adam.chesler@rcn.com]

JSTOR is not "locking up" anything:  they're merely taking the initiative
to put this material into their proprietary digital service.  If the
source material is in the public domain, anyone else could do the same
thing and make it freely available.  The fact that JSTOR chooses to charge
for access to their service, and the fact that many people find the added
value of said service worth paying for, doesn't preclude alternative
services from developing:  they're not removing the content from the
public domain.

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