Brief Background
Western countries grant roughly a copyright lasting to end of life and up to 70 years beyond death of the author. This is absolutely insane!
Declaration of Principles, 1906
An Example
I recently learned that Ivy Ledbetter Lee (1877-1934) was one of the pioneers of public relations in the U.S.
Among other things, he published a book with the title “Present Day Russia” in 1928. I thought that was kind of interesting that this man published something about the Soviet Union.
According to WorldCat the nearest library to obtain this book is 107 miles away. So I would have to order it to be delivered to a library near me. What a hassle! Why can I not just access this book online in a matter of seconds?
This is an enormous obstacle to human progress!
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