Canadian Gov't Considers Plan To Block Public Domain

An anonymous reader writes "Canada celebrated New Year's Day this year by welcoming the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Carl Jung into the public domain just as European countries were celebrating the arrival of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, 20 years after both entered the Canadian public domain. The Canadian government is now considering a plan to enter trade negotiations that would extend the term of copyright by 20 years, meaning nothing new would enter the public domain in Canada until at least 2032. The government is holding a public consultation with the chance for Canadians to speak out to save the public domain."

Re:For me, this begs the question

[ackthpt]

This raises a question. Unless you are down on your knees, pleading hopelessly with a language construct. I beg of you to please know what the phrase "begs the question" means. Please!

It beggars belief.

Re:For me, this begs the question

[Anonymous Coward]

Of course not. I'm an armchair English snob, I'm too busy correcting people on the internet to use hand tools.

Re:For me, this begs the question

[Minwee]

Language evolves. Everyone knows what he meant. Shut the fuck up.

Indeed. He meant "I don't know what this phrase means but I'm going to use it anyway".