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Re:Misuse of Creative Commons-licensed photo leads to public... by jolux on Sunday July 17, 2016 @12:02AM (#12108978)
>Copyright was meant to be a short term guarantee that creators could profit from their art, not an eternal claim of ownership.

What's the precedent for that statement? What's your definition of short term?

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Re:Misuse of Creative Commons-licensed photo leads to public... by J_Darnley on Sunday July 17, 2016 @07:43AM (#12109838)
I don't know about the first part (and frankly I don't care) but my idea of the second part is the same length as a patent: 20 years. 20 years after publication all works irrevocably enter the public domain and are free for everyone to use for all purposes. 20 years after death unpublished works also enter the public domain or are ineligible for copyright. And the law that sets this would state that all existing works now have just 20 years copyright.
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