BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA - The revival of the Library of Alexandria - "The ancient city of Alexandria, one of the glories of antiquity, was at the beginning of the third century B.C. the birthplace of the great plan to build a library: the BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA. But the library, this vast storehouse of learning, was destroyed by a fire which ravaged Alexandria. The Egyptian Government, in close co-operation with UNESCO, has decided to build a new library in Alexandria to endow this part of the world with an important focal point for culture, education and science."

I heard about this project on NPR this morning, and thought it cool that someone considered the edge of the mideast as a survivable location for this library of historical significance. If one thinks that copyright and ownership of information is interesting in these days, back then, the library had the right/oblligation to confiscate every book and scoll from every ship entering its busy harbor, make a copy for the original owner and KEEP THE ORIGINAL!