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Originally Posted by hildea
I'm not sure I understand you? If you're saying that 80 years after birth is too little because many people live longer, I'd be fine with, say, 110 or 120 years after birth.
I trust you are not arguing that publication date could be earlier than the author's birth date  (at least barring time travel, which would complicate copyright terms considerably) |
I think the point is that measuring from birth is inappropriate and irrelevant. Why should protection of a work start to run out BEFORE the work exists?
People who create things late in life would need a time machine to enjoy the same protection as those who started early.
"Sorry Grandma Moses, you started painting too late, no equal protection under the law for you!"