December 09, 2006

Some might not want to face the competition from the dead or forgotten

Sir, you are absolutely right defending that the term of copyrights and patents should not be extended. Just to think about all those great works out there that are condemned to live in the twilight zone between not being considered economically viable for republishing but not yet either worth any other effort while they are copyrighted, make us want to cry. In fact sometimes it might not be about protecting intellectual property at all, it might just be that many new writers out there just do not want to face the competition from the dead or forgotten.

Having authored a book that I believe great and relevant and might yet not find its way to the general public during my lifetime, I at least relish the idea that someone will discover it in the future and then push it in any way he can.