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[rayiner]

Probably very little. The feeling in the wind seems to be that copyright should never end. And why should it? Other property rights don't end.

[zizee → rayiner]

Because Intellectual Property is fundamentally different from Physical Property?

Society grants IP rights as an exchange. Exclusive access granted for a period of time to allow people to profit from their work - then it goes public domain so that society is enriched in turn.