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Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees
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Copyright is an artificial monopoly granted by the government whose purpose is to encourage the creation of new works.
The government has no non-corrupt reason to make copyright last longer than the time needed to encourage the creation of new works. Anything longer than that is a waste of taxpayer money.