Melancholy Elephants
"Melancholy Elephants" is a science fiction short story by American-Canadian writer Spider Robinson, published in 1982.
The story examines the interaction of copyright and longevity, and the possible effects of the extension of copyright to perpetuity.
Its title is a reference to claims that elephants "never forget".
Plot summary[]
A woman desperately tries to convince a powerful senator to oppose perpetual copyright—because the fate of humanity is at stake.
Reception[]
"Melancholy Elephants" won the 1983 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
References[]
- ^ 1983 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 19, 2019
External links[]
- Melancholy Elephants title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Text of Melancholy Elephants at the Baen Free Library
- Melancholy Elephants, by Spider Robinson in his site.
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