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To: Fred Gohlke who wrote (743)6/3/2002 9:26:38 PM
From: riposte  Read Replies (1) of 840
 
Copyright Protection

<<< 1) In what way is the extension of copyright protection to 75 years past the death of the author of a work beneficial to the humans among us? >>>

Good evening, Fred.

Your above comment regarding the copyright law is one of my pet peeves, and it strikes me as something that society will have to come to terms with as we continue to race into a future were ideas are more important and powerful than solid matter.

I've never really understood why, if I write a book, or create a cartoon character, I (and my successors) don't own the rights to those creations forever. After all, they're a product of my own labor, insight and imagination, right?

Nobody would dare propose allowing ownership of a building for only 75 years, after which it reverts to some kind of public ownership.

-Steve
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