> Lyta and Brianna point out that in the real world, this justification [for copyrights] is often bullshit, because copyrights last well beyond the death of the

> Lyta and Brianna point out that in the real world, this justification [for copyrights] is often bullshit, because copyrights last well beyond the death of the person who actually made the thing. I oppose long copyrights, but they do increase the value of an author's work by making it potentially pay out for longer to the buyer. At least some of that value often gets to the author in the sale price. And if they don't sell the rights there is more potential value to their heirs, which has definite value to most of us.