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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Life+x isn't a good response to that concern. Maximum (x, life) is the way to solve that one, but I now think even that is bad. I just don't give any weight to the author's control of their creation, apart from during the copyright period.
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I agree. I think it’s roughly analogous to the author who sells screen rights. The author endorses the check and the studio does what it will with the story. Similarly, in exchange for copyright and the protections thereto, the author gives up eventual control. That’s the point in essence. As things stand now, society’s given up far too much of its stake in the works.