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   From: david@block.net   
      
   On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:43:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler   
    wrote:   
      
   >David Johnston wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:56:47 -0500, Jim Gysin    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> David Johnston sent the following on 10/28/2009 5:49 PM:   
   >>>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:55:33 -0500, Jim Gysin    
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> SFTV_troy sent the following on 10/25/2009 5:11 PM:   
   >>>>>> On Oct 25, 6:01 am, aemeijers  wrote:   
   >>>>>> The current 105 year span (likely to be expanded again by Disney   
   >>>>>> lobbying) is ridiculous.   
   >>>>> Why?  Because it's not what you want?   
   >>>> Because it isn't in the best interests of either the audience, or the   
   >>>> original creators, seeing as how it benefits neither of them to have   
   >>>> the creations permanently barred from use.   
   >>> It's most definitely in the interests of the original creators   
   >>   
   >> Long dead men have no interests.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>  and the   
   >>> line of heirs that they set in motion,   
   >>   
   >> I see no particular reason why we should be concerned about the   
   >> interests of rights holders who had nothing to do with the creation of   
   >> the works in question   
   >>   
   >Because if the creator can't sell the rights, then what's the point of   
   >protecting it?  How does the creator gain any benefit if he can't make   
   >money from it?   
      
   How does a long dead creator sell anything?   
      
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