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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
You're looking at it wrong. A book generates income 70 years down the road. A house also generates income 70 years down the road.
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No, we're looking at it from a different perspective. Actually, we're probably looking at it from several different perspectives.
I mean, in a lot of respects infinite copyright is a non-issue. If a novel is lost in the mists of time because copyright diminishes it's appeal, so be it. Something is lost, to be sure, but it certainly could be recreated with the perspective and insights of a modern author addressing a modern audience. Yet MLK is different. By exerting copyright over his speeches, you are giving someone ownership of significant pieces of history. It isn't just a physical piece of history that you're selling off, it's the very words and often ideas.
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Property is property is property.
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Actually, no. There are very different types of property and those different types of property involve different rights. Ownership of different types of property also carries different responsibilities.