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Originally Posted by Dusty Bottoms

File-sharers buy plenty of stuff, arguably more than non-file sharers.

Ah, yes. The age-old argument of file-sharers everywhere. Never mind the fact that I doubt you have any evidence to support the view that they buy more than non-sharers. I mean, who cares about proof, right? Oh, and keep in mind that this is coming from someone who downloads his fair share of media from the likes of Pirate Bay and EZTV.

I don't know what to say to you or any of the other sky-is-falling-because-of copyright on here. There IS no way to convince you. Not with logic, not with facts, not with empirical evidence. You and the others continue to purposefully spread misinformation about subjects not a single one of you has any real grasp upon. It's actually quite embarrassing how many of you are out of touch with what's happening, but it no longer angers me.

Simply changing a word or two in that quote (as I have done above), and that argument could easily be used both ways.

We won.

Yes, clearly. That's why publishers are obsolete, copyright doesn't exist, and all content creators and artists are providing their content for free. Oh, wait... that hasn't happened. Hmmmm... Maybe you haven't won yet, then? Who knows, maybe you will. And I'm fine with that. I have no vested interest in the publishing industry, so if you do win, I win, too.

Originally Posted by rogue_librarian

For those who don't know, it's currentliy life + 70 years (!) in most jurisdictions.

Do you really think people would be creating less if their exclusivity rights expired, say, 10 years after their death? Or even with their death? Heck, what about 25-30 years after creation? The current situation only serves big corporations, perhaps the heirs of creative people, but rarely the artists themselves. Discuss.

That's a good point. Life + 70 really does seem excessive. I'm no writer, but even if I was, I think I'd be okay with it expiring with my death, and maybe even earlier, like 25 years.