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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
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.
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I don't think laws should normally be concerned with the rare exceptions, but rather the majority. The idea of copyright should be that it gives the average work enough time to make a profit for the artist in order to encourage the creation of art. Getting into special extensions just to cover the occasional material that does become popular after a significant length of time doesn't benefit the public, but rather only serves to increase the profit of the creator, which isn't what copyright is really supposed to be about.
The "extension for a fee" is not a bad idea.