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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Actually, patent works that way. Once your are issued a patent, every few years you have to cough up more money to keep it in force. If you don't pay on time, the patent reverts to public domain, because it is considered to be abandoned, even if your 20 years aren't up.
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i don't think he was talking about paying to maintain copyright, but ensuring the work is available to the public (in exchange for a fee, paid by the public *to* the artist) during the entire duration of the copyright.