Textbooks must die

Re:Textbooks must die by Raphael on Sunday June 14, 2009 @05:01PM (#657543)

Eliminate copyright laws and books should soon become available at about cost.

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Re:Textbooks must die by nova on Monday June 15, 2009 @07:49AM (#658255)

The old 14 year limit was a good balance, specially if updated to only cover commercial distribution.

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Re:Textbooks must die by Raphael on Sunday June 14, 2009 @07:13PM (#657693)

Is this inaccurate?

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Re:Textbooks must die by htsh on Sunday June 14, 2009 @07:32PM (#657706)

Why would this be inaccurate? If there were no copyright laws, anyone could print a popular textbook and hence the market would drive the price down to just above the cost of printing it. What's unlikely is that we'll eliminate copyright laws.

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