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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
And while current copyright durations may be too long, don't forget that durations were significantly shorter -- 14 years iirc -- in the 1500s when copyright first started. (Longer terms make more sense, now that our lifespans have more than doubled since the 1500s.)
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I'd argue that shorter makes more sense now, as changes in society/technology/the arts happen so much more rapidly now; additionally, the market (population, ability to ship cheaply and quickly, etc) have all grown allowing a creator to make more money, at the same or lower prices, by selling to more people.