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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by iamacyborg on Monday January 03, 2022 @05:36PM (#29787997)
We’d end up in a world full of absolute junk like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Good stewardship is valuable, not just from an economic perspective.
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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by password1 on Monday January 03, 2022 @05:45PM (#29788114)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies didn't in any way damaged or removed anything from Pride and Prejudice though. The book is still there for everyone to enjoy.

The movie was also a commercial failure, I'm not sure we would end up with so much junk if it doesn't sell.

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by anigbrowl on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:00PM (#29788295)
Would we? You can do that now because parody is exempted from copyright, so there's not much preventing you from doing Zombie Lord of the Rings or whatever (Tolkien parody works already exist, eg Bored of the Rings).
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