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Are you talking about no copyright for DERIVATIVE works or no copyright on actual works themselves?

- No copyright on derivative works mean I can finally make my 'fan fiction' Top Gun movie. - No copyright on actual works themselves, mean's I can be streaming Top Gun for free to the world. (only bandwidth/server costs)

Copyright terms are way too long, but who's going to spend big money on production when you potentially get to sell ONE copy before it's 'free' for someone else to distribute (sell) to the rest of the world?



Why are you assuming that things have to be funded by selling individual copies.




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