"Melancholy Elephants" is a 1982 science fiction short story by Canadian writer Spider Robinson. 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
editA woman desperately tries to convince a powerful senator to oppose perpetual copyright—because the fate of humanity is at stake.
Reception
edit"Melancholy Elephants" won the 1983 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
References
edit- ^ 1983 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 19, 2019
External links
edit- 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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