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Originally Posted by ATDrake
Of course you can see it that way, but I think these few paragraphs quoted from the Duke University site sum up the benefits and drawbacks of current situation fairly well if you want to read them. Spoiler-texted so you can skip a the chunk o'text if you don't.
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I understand where they're coming from; I just don't don't agree with it.
I personally see no difference between intellectual property and tangible property. If an author has to give up his rights 70 years after death, then so should a farmer. If society benefits from a book entering public domain, then society will also benefit when a farm enters public domain.