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Originally Posted by nekokami
The teacher didn't really get the point, and I think it's the same point we're discussing here. After some period of time, ideas pass into the common culture, whether we want them to or not, and after that point the "original" author really has no "right" to try to control those ideas. They aren't original anymore. Acknowledging a limit on copyright term seems to me to recognize this.
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yes, and
enrich the common culture, inspiring and influencing more creation, often very indirectly or distantly. which is the whole point of public domain. i think your story is an excellent example of that, neko-chan.