Thread: J.D. Salinger legal battle and authors rights
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Old 08-17-2009, 05:10 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by AngelHare
Is there a simple answer to this problem, or are we stuck with watching authors such as Salinger getting ripped off?
Well, the music industry never found one....

I do think copyrights can be enforced a little better, but the problem is that the more effective means will also become increasingly draconian, expensive and unpopular to enforce.



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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward View Post
If the US copyright rules under which the original book was written and published had been maintained, Catcher In The Rye would have gone into the public domain in 2008, negating the basis for the lawsuit. But with all the extensions it won't go into public domain (US) until 2046 ...
While I agree that current copyright laws are too long, you may want to keep in mind that life was, to put it mildly, very different in 1790 when the original 28-year maximum period was set. To start with, average life expectancy was more like 25 years instead of 75. Also it was far more expensive, time-consuming and difficult to duplicate a book than it is now.
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