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Originally Posted by fjtorres
One of the reason why "orphan works" laws are so problematic.
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"Orphan works" wouldn't be a problem with the original 28 year limit on copyright (14 years plus one renewal for 14 more).
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Just because something was once available doesn't mean it must be forever be conveniently available.
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Yeah, actually, that was the original intent of the framers of the US Constitution. The whole "limited time" thing was for two reasons:
1. To promote authors to continue producing new works.
2. To allow the works to eventually become part of the shared knowledge of the country, available to all for free.