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Originally Posted by HansTWN
2.)If the copyright continues after the author's death the book will generate real income for the author, jobs for the people who work at his publishers and at retailers selling the books. All those people will pay taxes on their incomes.
Which scenario is better for society?
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The famous response to this argument is that the same holds true for people going around smashing windows and generating business for glaziers. You're not factoring in the cost to the others.