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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Is this right? Fair? Moral? In my opinion - <BLEEP> NO! Everybody knew the terms, everybody agreed to them upon the release of the copyright creator's work. They all should be held to them, just the same as if they were pensions or annuities. I find this extending morally repugnant, and a priviledge over and above those that anybody else in society gets. Not ever creators of other forms of "intellectual property" get them. From my perspective, it's theft, every bit as much as "piracy". Only this "piracy" is legally sanctioned. Who is being stolen from? We, the public. We, the public, granted the copyright, and it's terms and conditions, and they should be held to.
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So you are saying in effect that everyone who published under shorter copyright terms should remain that way and that the vast majority who published and continue to publish under the terms as they are right now should have those rights no matter what the future changes in the law may be?
Seems reasonable.
Helen