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Old 03-18-2010, 07:53 PM   #24
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"A fixed length can result in the copyright expiring while the author is still alive, depriving him of 'ownership' of his work."
There is a simple way to resolve that. A fixed length from publish date or the death of the author... whichever comes later. Of course, it would be a bit harder to keep track of what was still in copyright. Although it would be a heck of a lot easier than figuring out what is in or out of copyright with today's crazy system.

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