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Old 10-08-2007, 10:28 AM   #87
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Originally Posted by rlauzon View Post
Morally, yes. Because the current copyright laws are unfair to the general public (there's no excuse whatsoever for copyright to go beyond the author's death) and laws like the DMCA attempt to take away the rights of consumers.
I would have to disagree with that- I think it is fair that an author can leave something for his family. Take US Grant, for example- he passed away right after finishing his memoirs, but his family was able to benefit from them- which is a big part of the reason he wrote the memoirs.
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