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Re:Swiss Copyright Law: Downloading Stays Legal, No Site Blo... by ashelmire on Thursday September 19, 2019 @09:28AM (#21015936)
> Imagine that an author passes away between handing the manuscript to a publisher and the first printing hitting store shelves.

Why not ~20 years of rights to it like patents? Does the family really deserve to enjoy sole rights to someone else's idea for 70 years?

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