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One thing that strikes me about most of these posts is that they seem to view copyright as affecting 'books as entertainment'. Should we have different copyright lengths for different media? How about for different purposes? I don't disagree with the focus on published material even though copyright applies to currently unpublished material too. After all, if nobody (including me) is interested in publishing what I say then why would I worry about copyright protection for it?
Ever tried to get copies of old TV or radio shows? Two words: Im Possible. The problem might be the lack of archiving technology back in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Yet a few keep turning up-is it like fossils or is it that they're still under copyright?
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