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From: dahlback@uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA
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Subject: Re: The capitalist swine!
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Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 15:38:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 15 15:38:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA!dahlback    Jul 15 14:38:00 1985



Well, they're not that bad. A couple of years ago I wanted a copy of
the poem "The Finn Who Would Not Sauna" to read to my parents on their
30th wedding anniversary (they are from Northern Michigan and my father's
name is Toivo), and someone in their office xeroxed a copy for me. I made
a point of mentioning, in my request, that I realized that the material
was copyrighted and asked who I would talk to about getting permission 
to use it. 

True, they want us to buy their versions of these products. On the other
hand, Minnesota Public Radio is (still) a nonprofit organization, and 
in any case the material does belong to them. If you'd written it, you'd 
feel the same way. It's already ridiculously easy to pirate the material;
all you need is a tape recorder.