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Originally Posted by ApK
The limited time with renewals is a bit more like patents, which I think do the intended job more fairly that copyright currently does.
ApK
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Yeah, mainly I chose it because it seems like the simplest way to deal with orphaned works. If something was published more than X years ago and there is no copyright renewal on file, then it is public domain. No need to search out the recluse author to verify if they are still alive.