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Re:'Happy Birthday' song copyright is not valid, judge rules by SarahofGaia on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @10:40AM (#10265249)
> And if you do get a positive response, ask how having it apply for more than 10 years helps them.

They did say, "most studies are more about how much copyright protection is enough", to be accurate. :/

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Re:'Happy Birthday' song copyright is not valid, judge rules by throwawaykf05 on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @03:01PM (#10267268)
Right, most studies don't question the need for copyright at all, just how it should be tweaked to be optimal.
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