Re:Opting out -- of publicly available HTTP??? (Score 1)

When you publish something on the web, it is publicly available via HTTP. End of story.

I don't think that that is a good enough standard. When a television show is broadcast, or when a book is published, it is publicly available -- but we don't think that the publisher looses their right to copyright protection in these cases. Publishing on the web is similar. The creator wants people to see his/her creation, but does not automatically give visitors the right to archive and retransmit the works.

Please remember two points when talking about copyright:

1. It was never intended to protect publishers, but to protect authors from publishers and plagiarists.
2. It has always been an artificial scheme to try to encourage the production of more creative works.