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To: P-Marlowe

Copyrights and trademarks are not secured by fees coming anywhere near the costs of enforcing them.

Fees need to be every seven years and adjusted for inflation.

I am sure you agree that the intellectual property holders need to actually pay for what they get. Regular fee assessment pretty much solves the orphan works problem as well.


6 posted on 12/31/2013 11:49:03 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: MrEdd

Do you think that all property rights that are secured by our government should be secured by paying fees every few years in order to continue to own that property?

Based on your logic everyone should have to pay fees in order to continue to own the things that they worked for or paid for with their own money. In other words, if you don’t pay a fee to secure your Gibson Guitar, then anyone who sees it should be free to steal it.


9 posted on 12/31/2013 11:58:08 AM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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