Thread: How Long Should Copyright Last?
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Old 03-08-2011, 10:38 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
"Lifetime" is certainly necessary because, as I stated previously, it gives the author the legal right NOT to publish during their lifetime, and that strikes me as a basic right that every author should have.
Why? I assume you mean the case that the work was once published and then the author did not publish it any more. Why is it a basic right to try to limit ideas and knowledge?
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