Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] The Navy Speaks: Bubsy is Public Domain

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

Captain Nemo:
Kill joy...guilt monger!  Just could not leave well enough alone could you?
Oh yeah, just had to put your two cents worth in (just like you did with
that
KISS(tm) stab a few posts back).
Jeez, next thing you know ol' Phil will be chiming in to agree you.
Look, you already got your Busby book from ebay last week.
So dumby-up whyyy donnn chaaa? ;>)

Feelin Pretty Good,
Big "told ya so" Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Captain Nemo <vulcania@interpac.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Friday, October 06, 2000 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] The Navy Speaks: Bubsy is Public Domain


>....Did they do a search to learn if Busby's heirs filed for a copyright
>extension; or was their determination that MANNED SUBMERSIBLES is in the
>public domain based on their own understanding of copyright law?
>Seems to me if anyone should have the right to make and sell copies of  R.
>Frank's book for a profit, it's his family.   If I were going to do it
>myself, I'd feel obliged to pay them royalties, out of respect.
>
>Pat