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Old 12-01-2010, 10:08 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian View Post
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.
Forever is no more extreme in regards to intellectual property than it is with tangible property. If an author's rights expire 75 years after death, then shouldn't a landowner's rights also expire 75 years after death?
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