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Re:Is anybody still using Windows 95? by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:49AM (#24417243)
We've decided 20 years is long enough for drug patents, and in my opinion, it should be good enough for almost all intellectual property, really.

Create something new? Great! You're officially granted a monopoly on that thing for 2 decades - plenty of time to monetize it, and use the money to create some other new things. If you can't figure out a way to monetize it in that timeframe, then we'll allow others to compete with you and take a crack at it.

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Re:Is anybody still using Windows 95? by vanderZwan on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:01AM (#24418904)
Given that Disney made its fortune by adapting public domain stories and then abusing the copyright protection of their adaptation of these stories, I think there are more loopholes to patch than just the expiration date.
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