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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€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now take your first sentence and replace the word "patent" with "copyright".

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While true, I don't have a problem with entertainment being copyrighted for longer, it's impact on quality of life and health is non existent in comparison to patents.