Thread: Sherlock Holmes ruled to be (mostly) in the public domain
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Old 01-11-2014, 09:25 PM   #164
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
Not quite getting the Ad Hominem argument. Whom was I personally attacking. Surely not all authors derivative or not? It is not them who are putting forth the arguments AFAIK.
That had been in response to your claim of:
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My opinion (and it is only an opinion), is many who decry copyright seek to benefit from using or obtaining at no cost, currently popular works, and if copyright was lowered to 50 years the demands would be for 25, then 10 etc.
Your opinion is also a slippery slope fallacy, not to mention ad hominem.
Seems pretty ad hominem to me -- you are engaging in a personal attack against anyone who wants shorter copyright, claiming their only reason is because they want to read the latest books for free.

Did that REALLY need an explanation? Did you even look at what hardcastle quoted from you? (Or remember your own words and opinions?)
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