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In a way, I kind of hate having this pointless debate. The authors and culture have nothing to do with current and future copyright terms. They are determined by corporations (and those that control them) and those in government who have their pockets lined to push them through. It's only about the money. |
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As for what the government gets back in return? — I was unaware that book sales were not taxed. |
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After some time, most books stop generating sales (or at least enough to make it worth putting up for sale). So, no revenue is generated to tax. However, the copyrights would still be in place and cost money to enforce. |
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If an author/creator wants to be able to bring an infringement lawsuit, however, *then* they need to register the copyright. There is a small charge of $35 to file the registration online. If you wish to print out the registration form and mail it in, the fee is $85. Shari |
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But even if it wasn't, what is the cost of filing a copyright and keeping it on record? A copyright is proof of the author's ownership, nothing more. The "expense" of keeping this copyright on record is negligible — and getting a copyright is not free and renewing one is not free. The cost of enforcing the copyright is the responsibility of the author — not the government. |
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This is really gotten off topic. If I go AWOL from this thread it will be because I've made my position clear on the subject — and repeating the same thing over and over will just turn me into a crank (if I'm not already there). |
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If that's all it was, you wouldn't call it "enforcing". "Enforcing" refers to bringing the hammer down on those who violate copyrights. It's not a passive operation.
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