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Originally Posted by acidzebra
Steve, maybe I misunderstand or maybe you do, but I was talking about copyright eventually expiring and ideas/books/content entering the public domain. This of course concerns only published works (I think - IANAL). I view this as a good thing.
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Yes... if a creation is copywritten, it is implied that it will someday be in public domain, provided of course someone had the good sense to preserve it that long. I don't have a problem with public domain either, nor do I like to see companies "rewrite the rules" in their favor just because they have the cash to do so. They knew the rules, and they should be forced to abide by them, just like anyone else, or be punished for "public domain infringement."
Regarding the additional NYT quote: Yes, it's a good reason to make the effort to "free" those books, and a good argument against extending copyright. If only we could get someone to do it...