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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1536544" data-attributes="member: 177">I dont' think this is a very storong argument, for a couple of reasons...First and foremost, I doubt that the majority of Americans even know how long a copyright lasts.&nbsp; If I'm correct, they cannot really be resentful about it, now can they?&nbsp; They can't go seeking revenge for that which they don't recognize as a wrong done unto them.&nbsp; While some activists may think this way, the general public really isn't that knowlegeable or long-sighted on the subject.Next, the logic doesn't hold for new releases.&nbsp; Surely, the original author deserves some length of time in which their work is protected from theft, so that they can make at least some money from it.&nbsp; Any work that is still under what folks would call a copyright of reasonable length shoudl still be reasonably clear of piracy.&nbsp; If what you say is correct, we should see more copyright infringement of older works.Simply put - folks ticked off at how long copyrights are should not be stealling stuff released this very year.&nbsp; But, oddly, I expect it is the newest stuff that gets stolen.&nbsp; I severely doubt that the pervasiveness of copyright infringement is based upon such high ideology as this.&nbsp; It's basic greed - everyone likes getting something for nothing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 1536544, member: 177"] I dont' think this is a very storong argument, for a couple of reasons... First and foremost, I doubt that the majority of Americans even know how long a copyright lasts. If I'm correct, they cannot really be resentful about it, now can they? They can't go seeking revenge for that which they don't recognize as a wrong done unto them. While some activists may think this way, the general public really isn't that knowlegeable or long-sighted on the subject. Next, the logic doesn't hold for new releases. Surely, the original author deserves some length of time in which their work is protected from theft, so that they can make at least some money from it. Any work that is still under what folks would call a copyright of reasonable length shoudl still be reasonably clear of piracy. If what you say is correct, we should see more copyright infringement of older works. Simply put - folks ticked off at how long copyrights are should not be stealling stuff released this very year. But, oddly, I expect it is the newest stuff that gets stolen. I severely doubt that the pervasiveness of copyright infringement is based upon such high ideology as this. It's basic greed - everyone likes getting something for nothing. [/QUOTE]

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