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Originally Posted by leebase
With copyright, intellectual property has been monetized and because of that we have SUPPLY. The SUPPLY itself is the public good.
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Again, no-one here (I think) is arguing that copyright should not exist. The question is how long copyright should last.
And the answer for me is that it should last just long enough to ensure the continuing supply of intellectual property, and no longer.
There are costs to society in enforcing copyright. Society bears those costs because of the benefits to society of rewarding the creators.
Is any creator of intellectual property going to produce more or better work because it will still be in copyright for 70 years after they die instead of just 50 years?