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Originally Posted by Shaggy
In the majority of cases, if that content hasn't made the owner a profit after 10 years, do you think it likely that it ever will?
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Not likely, no. The issue is with the things that *are* profitable after 10 years, like the first book in a popular series that's just being made into a movie.
I'm happy with 20-30 years of initial coverage, and an option to extend--for a fee. If they're going to keep that material away from the public, let them pay for the right to do so. The copyright office should be self-supporting; the fact that it's not is part of how broken copyright law is.