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A comment on What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2017. Parent comment

Re:What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2017 by loqwe on Monday January 02, 2017 @09:04PM (#13306097)
This is incorrect. Old works are not copyright-locked because the owner can charge for access. Old works are copyright-locked because they compete with new marketable products. If we could watch classic films/music/etc for free, we'd spend less on new films/music/etc
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