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Nope. We need to make the copyright to last 5 years for exclusive monopoly, and more 10 years for making profit out of the copyrighted work. And make Mickey Mo

by krasin 11y ago

Nope. We need to make the copyright to last 5 years for exclusive monopoly, and more 10 years for making profit out of the copyrighted work. And make Mickey Mouse public domain.

acomjean 11y ago
I always thought an easy solution amenable to people and companies is you should have to pay to keep up the copyright after a certain time. Maybe start copyright at 40 years. If you find the work valuable you could register to extend it. If you don't find it valuable and don't bother to register the work it falls into public domain. Seems like an easy solution.
Retric 11y ago
IMO, copyright does two things. Protects direct income, and prevents derivative works. I think ~5-20 years to prevent copying is reasonable, but derivative works could benefit from longer term protection. As in, you can't make a movie based on a book in that author’s lifespan. IMO, this is not about profit, so much as artistic integrity. It's also likely to pass the Disney test. They are not making money from Steamboat Willy it's all about protecting the image.
- thescriptkiddie 11y ago
  > but derivative works could benefit from longer term protection. As in, you can't make a movie based on a book in that author’s lifespan. Why? If no derivative works can be made within the original author's lifespan, that would mean that the author's audience would likewise rarely live to see any. By the time the author is dead, their works are might be irrelevant or forgotten. Who is going to remix them then? Copyright terms lasting lifetimes rob entire generations of their culture. The original length of copyright in the US was only 14 years.
  - Retric 11y ago
    We already see lot's of copying for any popular work. AKA CSI: Miami. And, you can generally do fanfiction as long as your not trying to make money from it. I just want to minimize the amount of me too pandering that follows any popular new thing.

by krasin 11y ago

Nope. We need to make the copyright to last 5 years for exclusive monopoly, and more 10 years for making profit out of the copyrighted work. And make Mickey Mouse public domain.

acomjean 11y ago

I always thought an easy solution amenable to people and companies is you should have to pay to keep up the copyright after a certain time. Maybe start copyright at 40 years. If you find the work valuable you could register to extend it. If you don't find it valuable and don't bother to register the work it falls into public domain. Seems like an easy solution.

Retric 11y ago

IMO, copyright does two things. Protects direct income, and prevents derivative works. I think ~5-20 years to prevent copying is reasonable, but derivative works could benefit from longer term protection. As in, you can't make a movie based on a book in that author’s lifespan. IMO, this is not about profit, so much as artistic integrity. It's also likely to pass the Disney test. They are not making money from Steamboat Willy it's all about protecting the image.

thescriptkiddie 11y ago
> but derivative works could benefit from longer term protection. As in, you can't make a movie based on a book in that author’s lifespan. Why? If no derivative works can be made within the original author's lifespan, that would mean that the author's audience would likewise rarely live to see any. By the time the author is dead, their works are might be irrelevant or forgotten. Who is going to remix them then? Copyright terms lasting lifetimes rob entire generations of their culture. The original length of copyright in the US was only 14 years.
- Retric 11y ago
  We already see lot's of copying for any popular work. AKA CSI: Miami. And, you can generally do fanfiction as long as your not trying to make money from it. I just want to minimize the amount of me too pandering that follows any popular new thing.