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>> The claim is not really about "motivating" people to create, but making it easier to make a living off their works.

Ask a random author, musician, or artist how easy it is to make a living, and how much copyright law helps them. And if you do get a positive response, ask how having it apply for more than 10 years helps them.

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> And if you do get a positive response, ask how having it apply for more than 10 years helps them.

They did say, "most studies are more about how much copyright protection is enough", to be accurate. :/

Right, most studies don't question the need for copyright at all, just how it should be tweaked to be optimal.

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