[Sigia-l] What's wrong down under?

[Ziya Oz]

Donna Maurer:

> I'm not supporting this

"Copyright is a type of property that is founded on a person's creative
skill and labour. It is designed to prevent the unauthorised use by others
of a work, that is, the original form in which an idea or information has
been expressed by the creator."

Is the American notion of

"Only the writings and discoveries of authors and inventors may be
protected, and then only to the end of promoting science and the useful
arts."

not well known/appreciated in Australia?

Ziya
Nullius in Verba