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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Not true. It is valueless to the publisher since it would cost more to publish than they would make in sales. But there would still be sales, because people still want it.
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It is possible to publish an electronic version of a book at a very minimal cost. If the publishers do not already have an electronic version of the book they can simply scan and publish. It may not be a good edition, but it would cost almost nothing to publish.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
You still haven't proven anything, you have merely made a claim.
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This is true. However, I believe that it is fairly convincing. Quite simply you cannot have capitalism if people can steal things that they want. Copyright is the legal basis to prosecute such theft.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
No one has said abolish copyright/patent altogether, we are debating the eternal copyright/patent.
Thus we are debating what that sufficient length is...
Go on... say something meaningful...
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I already have. I stated that in many instances the value of works is not immediately recognized. Thus long periods of copyright are important.
I also argued that if works that have value are freely available (not copyright), they compete with the sales of newly created works. This is detrimental to the creation of new works. Thus, I believe that works that have value should be in copyright.