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Re: Current copyright terms ignored... the world keeps turning

That's probably not enough, as if you made that clause part of the law, it could be modified into an "As long as you can buy a copy, copyright continues" clause, and if a company wanted to deny you a copy, they could simply charge millions for a single copy so nobody takes them up on the offer that technically exists. It would be useful to restrict to what copyright can apply, how many different people can own it, and how long it lasts, all of which are easier to state without ambiguity.

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