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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
One of the strangest notions society has is that the exclusive rights an author (or copyright holder) has to a book, should have an expiration date.
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While it might be strange, it is enshrined in the US Constitution although no timeframe has been specified:
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful
Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings
and Discoveries;"