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askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be? (beehaw.org)
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[โ€“] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Half of mean median life expectancy which is something like 40 years. Same for everyone. Makes no sense that one can write a book and then live off it forever. That does not encourage more books. Good gig though.

Edit: Ideally something better would be good but we only know copyright.

[โ€“] lamentforicarus@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Someone losing copyright of their book doesn't necessarily mean they're going to write more. A vast majority of published writers cannot live off of a single book (a lot can't from multiples). It's actually incredibly hard to make a living off writing.