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Originally Posted by gmw
Very few authors gain overnight success with their first book, most spend many years building their reputation and a back-list of books. (Many people have trouble with this because it is so foreign to our modern "must have profit this year" way of doing business, but this is the way it works.)
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Yeah - this is about the only thing that gives me pause when I too say that copyright should be quite limited. For example, I think 14 years has a good ring to it, but I think 28 years is probably a better fit. Don't ask me why the multiples of 7 - I have no idea.
For my own content (if that ever comes), I will imposing my own copyright period, one that I can feel comfortable with. I really couldn't feel comfortable with Life+70 for my own work. Of course, no-one in the universe is going to give a damn about when my copyrights expire, so it will only be my own conscience that will be satisfied. But that's enough for me.