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Re:How Google Book Search Got Lost by xbmcuser on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @09:32PM (#14094075)
Just add an minimum annual tax for keeping a copyright. Currently holding copyright on older works has little or no cost once it starts costing money that would change.
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Re:How Google Book Search Got Lost by baldfat on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:36AM (#14096666)
It could be a dollar per year past it's copyright. That way there is little to no burden to the holder but lets lesser works free. Therefore abandoned works get released.

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