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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Copyright as now written is flawed. The only reason there's such a huge distinction over ownership between intellectual and physical property is because a bunch of people got together and passed laws saying it was so. There's nothing inherently correct about such a distinction. It can just as easily be undone.
Wrong. You've had 70 years since his death to enjoy it. Now it's society's turn. You can always get a copy of the watch if you want something to look at. Of course, the copy no longer has any value since it's not the original. But then, it was never your watch to begin with. It belonged to granddad and society allowed you 70 years to exclusively enjoy its fine craftsmanship. Now it's society's turn.
Sure I do. Since I no longer control the original, I can't sell it and make a profit. It no longer has any intrinsic value. What fool is gonna pay me $9.99 for the ebook when Amazon is selling it for free?
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...Why do people pay from $7 - $10 for Frankenstein or Dracula, or other Penguin classics? Just because something is in the public domain doesn't mean the estate of the author can't still sell it and make money, it just means that others can, if they want to. It may mean that the ones who want to make money on the book need to add something extra, like maybe a foreword, or an afterword, or new illustrations, or better formatting.
Shari