> I cannot fathom any reason for these extended lengths :/ See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_(bo

> I cannot fathom any reason for these extended lengths :/ See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Culture_(book): This book documents how copyright power has expanded substantially since 1974 in five critical dimensions: duration (from 32 to 95 years), scope (from publishers to virtually everyone), reach (to every view on a computer), control (including "derivative works" defined so broadly that virtually any new content could be sued by some copyright holder as a "derivative work" of something), and concentration and integration of the media industry. It also documents how this industry has successfully used the legal system to limit competition to the major media corporations through legal action against...