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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by steve_g on Monday January 03, 2022 @09:28PM (#29790491)
This was the argument made by Larry Lessig in Eldred vs Ashcroft - the extreme length of the US copyright term is well beyond what's necessary "to promote the progress of science and useful arts." 95 years is by no means a "limited time."

He lost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft

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