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		brightlancer on Sept 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Willingham sends Fables into the public domain > They might say that, but they're just signing their own death warrant. Those who watch, like myself, will just wait out the 10 years and download it. (Well, not really, I will probably download it the next day). What does copyright length matter to people who wouldn't respect any of it?

NoMoreNicksLeft on Sept 16, 2023 [–]

My respect for copyright is proportional both to its duration and the propensity of corporations to try to use it to cheat creative people.

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