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Originally Posted by Giggleton
One problem of perpetual copyright, even limited perpetuity as in to death and slightly beyond, is that it allows for a work that could be very commercial, perhaps even needed by the market, to be un-copyable at the request of the rights holder.
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The right NOT to publish is an important part of copyright law. Everyone has the right to keep such things as diaries, personal letters, etc, private. Copyright law is what provides that right.