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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Not really, I do recognize the costs and, unlike some people, recognize that they result in back catalog books costing more than $3 per book.
But I recognize the rights when they are attributable, think it's obvious that the back catalog will grow roughly in tandem with financial incentives, and think that once the orphan work issue is better resolved, availability will increase.
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I fear that in such a situation only the most popular 5%-10% of books out of a given year will be made available, maybe even less for smaller languages. From a point of view of cultural heritage, it seems rather unbalanced.
It also makes me wonder what is actually important for authors (for corporations, I can easily guess the answer) their books being read, or some pocket money for their grand-children? I fully understand that an artist has to be able to make a living and deserves to be duly compensated for his/her efforts; but I am wondering to what extend the large majority of authors who published in the 60s and 70s and who's works are not available now, and won't be in a long time because of copyright view the balance between 'having their works read' and 'being paid'.