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hollaar@faith.cs.utah.edu (Lee Hollaar) wrote:
>Nobody ever said that copyright law negates antitrust law.

You've got it backwards.  The issue here is whether RIAA is
entitled under copyright law to shut down Napster -- i.e., does
antitrust law negate copyright law, not vice-versa.  And, yes,
antitrust violations do negate copyright law -- which is one (of
several) reasons why Napster should win.  See Practice
Management v. AMA (9th Circuit).

As to the issue of the D.C. Circuit judges hearing the Sonny
Bono Act appeal, you were the one (not I) who thought their
decision should be determinative of your views on its
constitutionality.  My question was simply to ask you if you
even knew the identity of the three individuals on which you
were relying for your views.

Nobody expects the D.C. Circuit panel to dispose of these
copyright issues anyway.  Economic forces and public sentiment
will ultimately decide it.  The efficiency brought by Napster,
and unfettered public use of old creations, will inevitably
prevail over the efforts by middlemen to hold onto some
inefficient profits.

Andy




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