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Originally Posted by carld
I can't agree with that at all. Writers generally write to be published. I would think (not claiming to know) that most writers would prefer posthumous publication to having their work simply fade away, never to be read by anyone.
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No, no, Steven's right! In fact, let's take it even further...upon an author's death, we remove all copies of their work from bookstores and libraries! That will make the memory of their work even more precious!
No, no, wait...let's implant small explosive devices in every copy of a book sold, and upon the author's death, we set them all off remotely, thus removing their work from existence completely! Then the memory of what was will be even sweeter!
No, wait! We use
cortical lesions to remove even the memory of the author's work! Every reader will have to register with the copyright police, then upon the author's death, all readers have to report for memory modification!
I think I need to lie down...
But seriously, 1+ to carld's comment.