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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Are you saying that there was less competition because copyright was shorter or that works were valued higher because there was less competition?
I don't see that anything will decrease competition significantly at this point short of a catastrophic event.
And while I have nothing against derivative works per se, I see plenty of non derivative works being published, as well as derivative ones.
I understand that making it possible for anyone to create a work based on current bestsellers would make many people happy, especially those with very limited tastes, but I fail to see a large benefit to society of allowing anyone to freely use the creations of others. Sure we would have more Nero Wolfe novels, Harry Dresden, Sookie Stackhose etc. and many would be good I am sure, but would it make the world an infinitely better place or tend to devalue the original creations?
Perhaps it would keep those who only read Harry Potter books (and I know two adults who do) happy and that is enough?
Helen
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It might turn on what is definable as a derivative work, can no one write about a youth's adventures learning magic at a school, because Harry Potter books are in copyright? Can there be other wizards named Harry? Will Dresden need to change his name?
Luck;
Ken