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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
That can be accomplished by strong moral rights, though, rather than lifelong commercial protection.
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Both are important and that argument borders on semantics.
A person who creates something and chooses to copyright it should have rights to:
-Be the only person who can authorize making copies of it and selling copies (do it themselves, sign contract with publishers etc.)
-Authorize any remixes or altered versions of their work
-To expect people who steal their content to be punished (regardless of whether its physical or digital versions)
-Not have their work used for advertising etc. without giving permission and being compensated.
And a host of other issues. Some are moral, some or financial, but it all comes down to the fact that it's their creation and they should have full control over it for their lifetimes.