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A very good comment. I would like to point out to everyone that the correct expression to use in these discussions is rights holder NOT author. Anyone still i
by sputr 6y ago
A very good comment.
I would like to point out to everyone that the correct expression to use in these discussions is rights holder NOT author.
Anyone still imagining this as a fight between pirate and "author" is strongly misled. Most people will happily support the author - just look at youtube/patreon. But most are also aware that buying or pirating a book ... has very little to do with the author in either case.
- realityking 6y agoThe author presumably got paid at some point and how much directly relates to how long the new rights holder will be able to monetize the creation. If a book is only copyrighted for, say, 5 years after creation, the advances for authors will become a lot smaller.
- fossuser 6y agoThat seems fine on net since the public benefits massively. If it turns out 5 isn't enough time to incentivize people to actually write books or make movies then maybe back to the original 14. I don't know the specific policy answer that turns out to be enough time to keep the incentive, but I do know it isn't 95 years after the publication date or 70 years after the author's death.