Thread: If you had a vote for copyright?
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Old 01-17-2012, 05:23 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by Angst View Post
An artist has a right to profit from his creation. No copyright would discourage people from writing if anyone could publish their work without compensating the author.

Ideal: 40 years or Life of Author, whichever is greater.
I would change that a little. I would go for 40 years but only if the author is dead. If the author is alive after 40 years, it doesn't become PD until the author dies.
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