Melancholy Elephants
"Melancholy Elephants" is a science fiction short story by American writer Spider Robinson, published in 1982. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1983.
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.
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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