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The artist does deserve to retain value for some time, but the question is how long should that be such that all interests are balanced? As an author myself, I
by beej71 4y ago
The artist does deserve to retain value for some time, but the question is how long should that be such that all interests are balanced?
As an author myself, I think the proper copyright term is ~15 years from the copyright inception. (Disclosure: I give my stuff away for free online--people buy paper copies if the want them, so I'm not a publisher's idea of a model author.)
A relative handful of publishers/authors will lose out (e.g. Dune, Van Gogh), but the public domain will be well-served. 15 years seems like a good balance point.
- account42 4y ago> The artist does deserve to retain value for some time Hard disagree. We have chosen to allow the artist to retain a monopoly for a limited time because we though it would encoruage the cration of more art. The only valid argument for copyright is one that shows it benefits society as a whole.