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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by andrekandre on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @06:30PM (#29479531) 

  > RR Martin would make zero dollars from Game of Thrones, for example.
idk... how many people are still watching game of thrones?

whats the long tail look like for popular books?

my impression was, most books that make any money are hugely popular for a short time, then basically fall off a "sales cliff"... i wonder if anyones done any comprehensive stories about this subject.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by t-writescode on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @08:35PM (#29480372)
My point was that RR Martin wrote books, and then *movies* were made off the books. If the copyright period is 2-3 years, then a movie company would just need to wait a couple years and RR Martin would get zero dollars for his work (except the small number of people that buy his book) but more people watch movies and shows, so they would be willing to pay the premium for the movies based off his content just a couple years later.
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