I was flabbergasted when I learned that Congress had copyrightduration extension high on its agenda.
当我得知国会又将延长著作权保护期的问题提到日程上来的时候，我有些吃惊。
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Arguments in favor of copyrightduration extension essentially boil down to the proposition that more years of protection will spur more creative activity.
造成著作权保护期延长的意见本质上可以归结为一点，即更长时间的保护会激励更有创造力的活动。
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Publishers in negotiations with Amazon, or whoever, say they want two-year contracts because there's such flux, but at the same time are asking authors for the duration of copyright.