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Originally Posted by Phogg
Actually, as costs are ongoing, zero copyrights and patents should exist on a one time fee.
Every copyright or patent should be renewed each year, with a cost based upon what the cost to maintain the copyrights has been the previous year. Exactly like every other government regulated commodity or franchise.
No more freebies for authors, inventors, photographers, musicians, or other freeloaders.
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I like the notion of a yearly fee, but not the "freeloaders" comment -- "freeloaders" implies that no work was ever done, which is COMPLETELY wrong in this case.
Shari