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Public domain is coming, but the work isn't there yet. Why not say, but we are CLOSE to the work being PD so we should be able to use it, about ANY work? What's 2 or 5 or even 10 years? Oh, right, the law. Whether you agree or not, it is the law. And publishers definitely aren't pushing to make copyright shorter.
If a work is copyrighted and is used in someone else's work the holder of the copyright should be paid. No moral objections should be made AFTER publication. You can morally object all you want before you use it, and then wait until the work is in PD.
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