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   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   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?   
      
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