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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Is this serious or sarcastic? Do we have infinite copyright duration? Are less works being produced? Totally confused.
Helen
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Sarcastic. It didn't jump out at me as such, so I gave the benefit of doubt. And I get lectured how I should have known. Conversation below in spoiler:
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Originally Posted by j.p.s
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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
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Originally Posted by j.p.s
Isn't it great the way infinite copyright duration increases the incentive to produce?
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Except that the rights mostly lay dormant and unused to their full potential. The only thing those backlists do is prevent hostile takovers - nobody can afford to buy a publisher with all the extra unused rights that come with it. |
I thought that it was sarcastically clear from my post that that perpetual income from the backlist reduces the incentive to produce anything new. |