[Upd-discuss] #2 Copyright Brief History

[Michael Hart]

A few responses to a few messages:

1.
The average published author in the US makes less than 10%
of the "median national income" of $44,000 per year, so there
is really no question of "making a living" on this basis.

2.
The copyright extensions only benefit the best sellers,
not the average author. . .only from works that are still
selling well after a lifetime.

3.
These benefits are thus mainly to corporations and those
living on inherited wealth, not mainly for average authors.

Thus the whole issue has once again been avoided:

that the copyright laws are really only for the benefit of
the most elite, not for the average creator of copyrighted works.


Thanks!!!


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Michael


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