[kabumpo]

That has nothing to do with the value and integrity of a work of art. Just as Picasso left paintings to his children that they can leave to their children, a writer or composer should be able to leave the rights to a novel, play or symphony to their heirs as long as they have heirs.

[hoosierham]

So it is not patents but only copyrights to “works of art” that concern you?
Well ,again,I and all the other philistines ,say NOTHING was created in a vacumn since God Almighty made the universe.All your works of art draw from the entire history of human experience ,like it or not,and while people have usually been willing to reward artists to some degree,only a very few would presume to give or want a free ride in perpetuity.

I am FIRMLY convinced the old patent and copyright laws time limits were,and still are,appropiate,even though they have now been extended to ,in my opinion and lots of people’s, ridiculous lengths.

Since Hatch was an important figure and promoter of those changes ,it is one of my reasons to wish him a quiet retirement beginning November 2012.