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Originally Posted by Hitch
Shari:
With all due respect--and without pointing this person out--there's a person that frequents these forums, all the time, who could not POSSIBLY pay that, to retain some relative's rights. His/her living situation is such that literally, pennies count. That's an American, living with some physical issues with a spouse with an emotional/mental challenge. That's just ONE person, from these forums.
How many others do you think there are, that are like that, in the USA? A country where we had some horrible number of people, a %, on foodstamps, not that long ago?
I can, easily, afford $20/year. But not everyone can, and I don't make the mistake of thinking that it's a pittance to everyone.
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I think the point is, if the book isn't earning you $20 per year then just let it drop into public domain.
Mostly as a easy way to sort out orphaned works which can't be published because no one knows who currently owns them.
The other simple option is registration is free for the original copyright holder and the charge is only for people trying to make money after they have died (Someone would have to fund the massive multi-country copyright database though).