Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT renonevada.net>]

On Thursday 11 April 2002 11:05, Seth David Schoen wrote:
> tom poe writes:
> > On Thursday 11 April 2002 10:47, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
> > - - -snip - - -
> >
> > >   "He who receives an idea from me, receives instructions
> > >   himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his
> > >   taper at mine, receives light without darkening me."
> > >   -- Thomas Jefferson on Copyright
> >
> > Hi:  I agree with your take on this.  Too bad for the general public. 
> > Really like the quote, above.  Any way to track down the cite?
>
> In some circles this might have been made famous by John Perry
> Barlow's use of it a few years ago, but it's frequently quoted by lots
> of people.
>
> A longer excerpt with a full citation:
>
> http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_8_8s12.htm
>
> The (seldom read) entire letter:
>
> http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl220.htm

Hi, Seth:  And a thank you to you too.
Tom
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