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Originally Posted by gideongallery
in a word yes
because that what you agreed to get the sherman anti trust violating monopoly on that distribution of that work for 14 years.
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So the money aspect aside think of it this way.
Neil Young has been around for a long time and has written some amazing songs. His entire career he has refused to allow his songs to be used in commercials or as a musical endorsement of a product. He recorded an iconic song called Cortez the Killer in 1975. So if you want to limit copyright to 14 years then that song should now be in the public domain. So if things were this way, Young, while still alive and actively recording, could turn on the TV one day and see Cortez The Killer being used in a shoe commercial. And this should be allowed?