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Originally Posted by Giggleton
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.”
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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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