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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Just how long should a copyright last?
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Long enough to be an incentive to the author to continue creating.
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I see two time frames - forever or death of author. Justifying anything in between is quite arbitrary and makes no sense.
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That's an extreme notion. Life isn't black and white either, all kinds of shades of grey exist. But if these two are really the only options, obviously protection during the lifetime of the author would be it. Non-expiring copyright is nothing but a few publisher's wet dreams.