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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
Well, a lot of this stuff is a result of small things like the 2nd World War, and other conflicts, in which quite a few people died, including many of their immediate heirs .....
There is the possibility that other things were, and remained so for quite a while, more pressing ?
And, just quickly - if your statement re: copyright concerns the principle, rather than specific regulations/formats ...... do you also find it ridiculous that you get a wage, or receive payment for, your work ?
And is your right to that covered by law ?
Just a thought ....
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I find it ridiculous that my employer doesn't still paying me for programs that I wrote 20 years ago.
In the US, at least, copyright was put into the Constitution as a quid pro quo. Not having works available isn't in the general public's best interest. It seems to me that having orphaned works available with proceeds going to a fund that reverts to the state after a period of time, if unclaimed, is a reasonable compromise. As a reminder, copyright is a monopoly granted for a limited time by the government in the interest of bettering the public good. It is _not_ property.