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Originally Posted by Richey79
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?
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If that were the motivation, sure, I'd agree. But it's not, and it's certainly not the effect. The effect is to reduce competition for
dead authors and help their
grandchildren make a living.
The motivation is for corporations to continue to make as much money as possible for as long as possible, and reduce their costs in doing do. The longer they can sell Mickey Mouse DVDs, the longer it will be before Disney has to pay a living author to create something new.