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I voted for the current death + 70 years. As someone who has copyrighted several works, I definitely want full rights to my creations for the entirety of my life. To think that a flat 25 or 50 years would suffice is unjust. I'd hate to see my work enter the public domain while I was still alive. Imagine if you built a house and 50 years later, you no longer had any right to hold the deed? Or to pass it on to your heirs? Horrible.
Although I admit that I am obscure and likely to remain that way, I can still dream that my creative efforts will create a legacy for my heirs. Even a modest legacy or even a tiny legacy is worth having.
I can't see where allowing copyrighted works to remain the possession of their creators harms anyone. The public domain will have its share in due time.
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