Why not have copyright end with the death of the original artist/inventor, he doesn't need the income anymore and it would avoid unseemly arguments from the family, who have done nothing to earn the income. On 2 Dec, 2009, at 00:36, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >> Mark your statement doesn't follow from what was said. Please explain. >> Marvin. >> >> >>> works in question are already extant. Even more mysterious to me is >>> how extending copyright out to 70 years after the author's death >>> encourages the creation of new works. But of course I am being >>> intentionally obtuse. >> >> >> Because they figure if he's dead he's not going to produce much more works >> after than anyway. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_listhers >> > f > > I'm just not following who's being not encouraged to produce works if there > stuff is has a cut off on their copywrite. > > It almost sounds like what you are saying is that because all these authors > have their stuff copywrited then there're no point in my doing any writing. > Which to me does not make sense but I'm sure that's not what you're saying. > > So its me not following you not the other way around > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list