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Old 02-03-2009, 11:56 AM   #44
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With the greatest respect, Ralph, you're on very shaky ground trying to use the ideas of 300 years ago to justify today's laws. For one thing, we live far longer: average life expectency in the early 18th century was under 40; today, in most western countries, it's in the mid 80s. For another, there were virtually no professional authors at that time; today, many people make a living writing, and by other "creative" activities. I can honestly see absolutely no rational justification for considering the "work" of writing a book to be trated differently from any other type of work, in terms of being able to pass on its benefits to one's family.
I agree. The author should certainly retain ownership of the original copy. All the other copies, is another matter. If they were sold, they belong to other people. The owners of the copies should be able to do with them as they please, including copy and distribute.
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