Thread: Death of copyright, film at 11?
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Old 02-03-2009, 11:54 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
May I ask, Shaggy, just what it is you find so "funny" about the idea of an author wanting to get paid for the work that he does? Do you get paid for the work that you do, or do you give it away free of charge?
People want a lot of things. There is no law saying that they should have it.

I want to be able to create things using as parts what ought to be in the public domain if the copyrigt period was not absurdly long. Why is my "want" not as important than your's "want"?
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