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Old 11-09-2009, 07:02 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward View Post
Good interview. In a sense, we are at a major decision cusp. Copyright extensions had occurred in obscurity, even the Sony Bono act of 1998 didn't really impinge upon the public awareness. This is no longer the case, and the next round , the secret ATCA treaty that is being worked on, is not going to be implemented with out much public outcry, this time around.
If it's as bad for the reading public as the SoB act of 1998, I hope it won't be implemented at all. I'm all for authors getting their due, but to receive (without needing to renew) an automatic life plus 70 years is absurd. It's just another bone for greedy copyright lawyers and lazy, live off the work of their relatives heirs.
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