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Go back to the old 28 year system. Dump the renewal. This would align it with the patent system. > what leads to fast innovation Content becomes cultural art
by zer00eyz 15d ago
Go back to the old 28 year system. Dump the renewal.
This would align it with the patent system.
> what leads to fast innovation
Content becomes cultural artifacts - the whole birthday song copyright issue should have told Americans how broken the system was.
- cestith 15d agoI'd say shorter but with renewals. Say, 15 years with two or three renewals of equal length, but require that the original protected work is still for sale to get the renewal. This would clear up things like retro games being stuck in limbo or small press books being impossible to buy. It would still allow rights holders to make their exclusive money if they are actually making money on the original. It wouldn't allow a Disney, where they extend the copyright on a century-old work without selling it just so they can make money on sequels or moving back and forth among animation, stage, TV series, and live action movies.
- Ekaros 15d agoI am against renewals. It is just additional layer of complication. Having to look up and track possibly poorly informed state of work is unnecessary extra step. Straight up x years from identified release year of edition you have on hand is most reasonable.
- cestith 12d agoChecking an online database before investing in a major creative work does not seem like the bulk of the effort to me.