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Originally Posted by HarryT
But where would you get it from? That's my point. It's being published that keeps books in circulation. Without publication these works would disappear.
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Then or now? Remind me how long has Project Gutenberg been around for, making books available without looking for a profit, keeping books from disappearing.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, it wouldn't. Again, I ask, where would the public get it from? Without publication, there's no book.
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What I'm suggesting is a system where an author registers a manuscript to get the copyright for 20 years. A manuscript would stay there and when 20 years pass anybody can make copies of it.