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Originally Posted by AnnaJMcIntyre
I've been skimming through this thread, and I want to say, I believe you have an excellent point.
I don't see why a family should have the right to hold onto real property for an indefinite time, yet intellectual property is limited. Why is a builder's heirs entitled to a house he built without limits, while my heirs are limited in regards to the book I write?
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Stop comparing a book to a house! They're not the same and can't be compared. Yes, you publish a book, one copy. This one you rent out. No other books are ever published. Only then can you compare that book to a house.
Why should the heirs of an author get up to 70 years after the death of that author get money, while a farmer won't get money from a plant he created even 26 years after he created it? Even if that farmer is still alive?