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Originally Posted by rkomar
The problem with perpetual copyright is that it's a one-sided arrangement. The author and their heirs get their copyrights forever. The government gets the cost of enforcing the copyrights forever. What does the government and the people they represent get back in return? You seem to be fixated on the authors' side of the arrangement, and give no thought to the other side. ...
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Huh? What exactly is involved in the "cost of enforcing copyrights forever"? As far as I know, you pay a fee to the government to register your copyright. Once the copyright has been registered, it's up to you (the author) to take any copyright violators to court, not the government.
As for what the government gets back in return? — I was unaware that book sales were not taxed.