Current Events > Why do copyrights need to be extended after the death of the creator?

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SaithSayer posted...

Geiki Ganger posted...

I feel like a lot of people in this topic is confusing the purpose of copyright law with trademark and patent laws.

This is probably true. You should post all the differences.

I mean, a simple Google would do the job...but whatever.

Copyright Law: Protect artistic creations and provide an incentive to create artistic works.

Trademark Law: Protect consumers from confusingly similar logos of goods or services.

Patent Law: Protect inventors by giving them the right to exclude others from making, selling, or offering to sell the invention.
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Seems like patent laws are the only ones that actually need to have an end date.