The Objectivism Research CD

While perusing the FORUM for Ayn Rand Fans I just noticed in an unrelated topic, Phil Oliver mentions the wonderfully handy CD he developed and that "You might want to buy The Objectivism Research CD-ROM while it's still available." [!]

After some questioning by EWV, he further elaborates that there are issues with extending the licensing he laboriously gathered when he first made the CD salable, stating:

"I don't plan to go through another irrational struggle to prolong the licensing. My original naive view, years ago, was that Leonard Peikoff would understand the value of the CD-ROM, but he does not see it as a value and evidently has other priorities these days than seeing the ideas of Ayn Rand spread as widely as possible, with the greatest level of accessibility."

I don't know exactly why Peikoff would have any problem granting a license extension, nor his precise legal role. But, whatever is going on with him, until Rand's work goes into public domain, I say take Mr. Oliver at his word and get it while you can. Later in the thread he projects that it won't be available after March 1, 2008.