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Originally Posted by HorridRedDog
Ok. Do you think that the Copywright laws shoud be changed?
If so how?
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I've stated on these boards on many occassions my views on copyright.
In brief, yes they should be changed. For starters they should be made much shorter. I'd be happy with "until death or 20 years, whichever is
longer". I would also be happy with a straight 20 years. I also think an expiry date type arrangement whereby if the work is not published for 10 years then it automatically returns to the PD, might be a good idea. Further, I think fair use should be protected more.
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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
Not that there is an abundance of facts in this thread, but I feel compelled to point out that publishers don't own the copyright (in 99.9% of cases, at any rate). Authors own the copyright. That's why copyright is tied to the life of the author, not to whether or not a book is in print.
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I(and I suspect everyone else) realise that. I was merely discussing it from a publishing point of view as that was the idea put forward. When I posted "or the publisher would lose their copyright"(or anything similar) I merely meant that the work would lose copyright status and return to the PD, regardless of who owns the copyright.
Cheers,
PKFFW