Life of the author is necessary so that people don't have to watch hipsters do dreadful "AND ZOMBIES!" ripoffs or whatever the next atrocity to come down the line will be
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Replying to @dsquareddigest @quantian1 and
I can probably get on board with the life of the author but 70 years after death is ridic
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Replying to @SMTuffy @dsquareddigest and
what about life of author or 35 years whatever comes first
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Replying to @MattZeitlin @SMTuffy and
That just disincentivizes young people to write books.
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Replying to @Bonecondor @MattZeitlin and
That would be great if true but unfortunately I think the MAX(35, LIFE) probably favours them
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Replying to @dsquareddigest @MattZeitlin and
Except this is MIN? He said “whichever comes first”, so if I’m 20, write a book, I only “own” it until I’m 55?
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Replying to @Bonecondor @MattZeitlin and
Yes I think you're right and Matt Z is wrong
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Replying to @dsquareddigest @Bonecondor and
the monetary incentives for a 20 year old to write a book are negligible
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Replying to @MattZeitlin @dsquareddigest and
So it’s fair to you that under this scenario, somebody could come up with a brand new book series at 20, write it, and stop getting royalty payments on the thing they created before they’re old enough to withdraw from an IRA without a penalty? Why not simplify it and say life?
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Replying to @MattZeitlin @Bonecondor and
Ars longa, vita longer
1:05 PM - 3 Mar 2021
from Manhattan, NY
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