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Originally Posted by emellaich
I understand that your thought is that the extension of copyright time is beyond a reasonable amount. However, i would really like to see this addressed in either 1) Congress, or 2) the Markets; and not in court. Either congress could come up with reasonable, but limited protection limits, or we will have enough independent writers that support less aggressive restrictions on their work so that we no longer need to buy from overly restricted publishers.
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I'd like to see it addressed through 1) Congress or 2) the courts. A Supreme Court ruling that 120 years is unconstitutional would suit me just fine.
Realistically, I don't see either happening. The Google Books lawsuit was an opportunity to bring copyright duration to the public consciousness, and then maybe have it addressed by Congress. Didn't happen. The Supreme Court's recent history is to fawn at the altar of corporations, so nix that route.
I like your notion of the market taking care of the problem on its own, but I don't imagine a sufficient number of influential, independent authors giving up their rights. Some might, but it goes against their own interests. I don't vilify them; it's understandable.
So, what are we left with? Creative content under lock & key until most of it is of little interest.
