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by Gary E. Andrews - 10/19/26 10:48 PM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 7,170 Likes: 29
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Patents and copyrights are two different things. A copyright is for intellectual property, and it lasts for the life of the creator plus 50 years. A patent is for inventions but it only lasts for a set number of years, some where in the vicinity of 20-30 years.
Without these protections, how would a writer or inventor get paid for their skills. Why would they bother, society would suffer and not advance. Copyright is good and necessary.
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