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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
The other thing we need to keep in mind here is that purpose of copyright is to serve public good, not the good of the content providers. Now, that does not mean that the authors do not benefit from copyright; they certainly do. However, the benefit to the authors is the method not the goal.
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Ultimately, the proper place for all works is in the public domain; the only real question is how much, and for how long should the authors of said works benefit.
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i felt these points were important enough to repeat them. they seem to be largely forgotten these days, sadly.