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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I disagree. I don't see eternal copyright as a restriction upon creativity. For example; even if Dracula was still under copyright, there'd still be plenty of room for innovation in the genre of vampires since Dracula was based upon folklore passed down for centuries. Anyone would be free to create their own stories based upon this folklore without infringing upon Dracula's copyright.
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That's a
perfect example of the damage that eternal copyright would do. You said it yourself, Dracula was based upon folklore passed down for centuries. In other words, Dracula was based on the public domain. Had copyright been eternal, Bram Stoker could never have created Dracula.