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Originally Posted by JSWolf
How about copyright for a given amount of time? How about 50 years?
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It doesn't have as many problems as life. But it still interferes with research. And it means people who grow up with a story can't necessarily share their take on the story. See the licensing issues around Star Wars and Middle Earth role-playing games. A shorter interval, 20 years or less, could reduce those issues.
P.S. And for derivative works after that period, a rule that the authors of the original works can re-use characters, ideas, etc. from any derivative works might also help.