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Originally Posted by carbonize
I'm pretty damn sure that when someone sits down to write their first book they aren't hoping to make a fortune but rather just hoping people will read it and like it.
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Yep.
But once they're successful they want to protect their material and make as much money off it as possible.
Anyone can write a book and give it away for free. No one is forcing them to officially get a copyright and legally enforce it etc.
So again, copyrights don't stifle creativity. Lack of them wouldn't stop these upstarts, but I'd suspect a lot of people who've made more money than they'll ever need will retire and quit writing sooner if the copyright term was very short vs lasting until death and beyond.