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Copyright: What Are the Proper Terms for the Debate?

Originally published in Jim Baen’s Universe, Vol 1 Num 2, August 2006   I want to continue my discussion of copyright, which I began in last issue’s column, before turning my attention to the issue of so-called “Digital Rights Management” itself. The reason I want to do so is because what lies at the heart […]

Copyright: How Long Should It Be?

I ended my last essay by presenting the general principles needed to answer the question, how long should copyright terms last? For those of you who didn’t read or don’t remember what I said, here it is: First, authors need to have enough protection to enable them to be able to make a living as […]

What is Fair Use

Although this column addresses the controversy surrounding so-called Digital Rights Management, I devoted my first three essays to a discussion of the general principles concerning copyright as such. As I explained, I did that because it’s impossible to discuss DRM intelligently without understanding that all the issues involved are couched within—derive from, actually—the general principles […]

Baen Free Radio Hour: Eric Flint on 1632

Eric Flint Interview with BuzzyMag

JMW: Hello, this is Jean Marie Ward for BuzzyMag.com. With me today is Eric Flint, the New York Times bestselling author of over 50 novels and the creator of the ever expanding 1632 Universe. Welcome, Eric. When you sat down to write the proposal for 1632, what made you think it would be a good idea […]

Eric Flint & the Baen Bar Brawl

THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT BAEN’S BAR

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 09

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 09 CHAPTER SEVEN Design 48 The utility of a biological simulator in a place like this was obvious, at least to me, but I’d still have to get the design team on board. I believed in my program’s logic–so did Evelyn, or she wouldn’t otherwise have brought me in–but integrating it […]

WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 06

WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 06 Chapter 3– Jumping in Location: Cynthia Westin’s Apartment, Orange County, California Time: 10 AM, January 20 Leaning against the kitchen counter in his sister’s apartment, Jason Westin said, “What I’d most like to do is go to space. I always wanted to do that.” Jason was about six feet […]

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 10

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 10 Eumenes’ smile died as his mind turned to Cassander. Cassander was no general, but he was smart and had a flexible mind, and that might well be more important in this new sort of warfare than personal courage. Finally the unloading was finished, and another ship’s boat pulled in […]