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Old 01-03-2012, 12:47 PM   #97
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Why? Not because of the difficulty of renewing, but rather because Congress found that the economic value “ceases in most cases long before the expiration of the [first] twenty-eight years.”
I think Eric Flint gets this right... he has several essays about it that you can find here: http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2...t-big-brother/

Skip down and read the section Copyright: How Long Should It Be? if you want a summary.

...although I do think the ebook changes some things. Keeping an ebook "in print" for more than a few years is quite feasible. I think 10 years would be plenty but 40 is ok.

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