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Old 03-20-2011, 11:41 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Richey79 View Post
However, even if the main function of copyright of life +70 is to reduce competition for living authors and help them to make a living, is that really such a terrible motivation? Might we not enrich the literary scene more by allowing more people to take up writing as a career than by allowing everyone to read books from 50 years ago for free?
I don't really see copyright as an incentive for people to write or as a barrier for people to read for free. But it is the extra 70 years that I would question the need for. If the writer is dead there is no point having an incentive for him to write more.
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