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Yes it could get into a bidding war, but it would at least be worth trying. The most likely chance of success would be a fight for better handling of orphan wo
by danieltillett 11y ago
Yes it could get into a bidding war, but it would at least be worth trying.
The most likely chance of success would be a fight for better handling of orphan works. We could free 99.9% of all material that should be coming out of copyright while having very little or no impact on the copyright mafia.
- eru 11y agoThat's why they should just pass a law that specifically puts Mickey Mouse under copyright forever instead of general extensions for everything.
- danieltillett 11y agoIt would probably be best to not get into specific cases, but try to find a way that could be more general - say let a current copyright holder extend the copyright of an item for 10 years for a nominal fee (say $100). The money could go to fund a website that would list which old works were still copyright protected. Mickey would be safe from entering the public domain and everything else would automatic become public domain.
- eru 11y agoWhy not get into specific cases? I know it smells funny to a programmer, but pragmatically just giving Disney an explicit exemption would take them out of the lobbying game.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoIf those who you are going to war with can cover your net worth with their annual lobbying budget...you will probably just be wiped out. Probably a better idea to look for a non-monetary solution. Then you don't even need to fight in that battlefield.