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Comment by achempion

Why you want to reduce value of creative work, but not a value of other assets? I think copyright should be as long as ownership of any other asset.

If I spend $20m on building a house or creating a computer game, why house can be inherited indefinitely and creative work is not? I would have a monopoly on this specific building and on this specific creative work, but anyone is free to build/create anything else.

If J. Rowling created Harry Potter universe, why her family can't own it indefinitely? We somehow accept this notion for other assets, but treat copyright differently.

p.s. creative work is more valuable as it has something that money can't buy (authenticity, taste, sincerity, etc)

parent achempion 1 month ago

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