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Old 10-20-2010, 12:49 AM   #244
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Originally Posted by MrPLD View Post
If it's still within copyright law, then yes. If however the author has written that he doesn't want his works released to public-domain beyond the expiration of the copyright law period then that's an interesting debate within itself. However authors produce their work knowing (or so they should!) that there will be an expiry of copyright, if they don't wish to write under those terms then perhaps they'd be better off keeping it locked in a safe.

Paul
US copyright law is too long and needs to be reduced.
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