Copyright law is not supposed to create fairness. It is supposed to benefit society as a whole. If protection is too long, limited access to (and reuse of) exi

Copyright law is not supposed to create fairness. It is supposed to benefit society as a whole. If protection is too long, limited access to (and reuse of) existing work reduces the benefits of having a law. If protection is too short, some works may not get created due to the lack of incentives. Someone attempted to calculate an optimal duration, and concluded it was about 15 years: https://rufuspollock.com/papers/optimal_copyright_term.pdf https://rufuspollock.com/papers/optimal_copyright_term.pdf (Related article: https://medium.com/basic-income/the-zombification-of-intellectual-property-and-the-tool-that-could-finally-reform-it-2ec037309837 https://medium.com/basic-income/the-zombification-of-intelle...)