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Old 07-23-2009, 04:35 PM   #176
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward View Post
But dead people don't have any rights, except for certain voting rights in certain precincts.....
True, but modern copyright doesn't vanish at the time of death. I think our current law goes overboard, but I think the publishers, and author's estate, should retain the copyright for a while as an incentive to keep the works available.

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