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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Right, Ralph Sir Edward is correct. I simply picked that because it was the copyright period for much of the US history. 10 years may make more sense now in the quicker paced world than it did back in the 1800's when things moved at a much slower pace.
I see no benefit other that making it politically possible. My two competing concerns are getting the author as much money as possible and making sure the books are widely available. I do think that the pendulum has gone way too far in the copyright holders direction and there needs to be a correction. I do like the idea of books going into a licensing arrangement after a given amount of time. There are no perfect solutions that everyone is going to agree on. I wish there were.
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Having a limit on the copyright period would also stimulate the author's to write more, quicker I would think. I mean if you have 5 books say that are making money now (8 yrs in) but will be out of copyright in another 2 yrs you know that you have to write something new to keep the income flowing in.