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Originally Posted by HarryT
So, if you build a house, the government should take it away from you after 28 years? If you start a business, the government should take it away from you after 28 years? If you buy shares in a company, those shares should disappear after 28 years?
Why should copyright be different?  |
While I think 28 years is too short a period, the government doesn't take anything away when copyright expires, the granted period of exclusivity simply expires.