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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by kwhitefoot on Thursday September 20, 2018 @03:57AM (#18030526)
Fair enough perhaps, but then the copyright should die with the author.
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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by ketzu on Thursday September 20, 2018 @04:47AM (#18030736)
The problem I see with this is that there should never be a commercial incentive to have the artist die.
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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by Bjartr on Thursday September 20, 2018 @05:29PM (#18035627)
If copyright doesn't die with the author then there is incentive for them to die if you would stand to inherit valuable works
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