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This is one of my problems with Copyright law. If we as a society are going to grant someone a monopoly over an idea. Then they should have to allow distributi

by syshum 9y ago

This is one of my problems with Copyright law. If we as a society are going to grant someone a monopoly over an idea. Then they should have to allow distribution via multiple channels and not restrict the content to just approved or exclusively owned distributions channels I should be able to watch the shows I want on what ever streaming services I choose to use, be it netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. One should not have to subscribe to all of them just to get access to a single show, or single movie they want that is "exclusive" to that platform. It seems Streaming services are going the exact way Cable Channels did, only more costly... We are quickly coming to the point where you have to have 6 or 7 $10-$15 per month subscriptions to several different providers to get Sports, Movies, and TV Shows you want... At that price point you might as well just subscribe to cable again... This will lead to a HUGE uptick in piracy

dd36 9y ago
NN roll back parry’s piracy.
aidenn0 9y ago
If copyright were a more reasonable term (say a 20 year term with registration for a 20 year renewal, which would allow most works to be available quickly, but also allow creators to control their works for the majority of their lifetime), then there would be less of an issue. e.g. the early seasons of MASH would now be public domain under this rule, so they would probably be available on every single streaming service, as would the first two generations of Disney features with the 3rd generation starting to become available at the end of the 20s. And this doesn't even capture the opportunity cost of all the works we don't have because of long copyright terms. Under today's rules, Tchaikovsky's estate would have held the copyright for his ballet still in 1959 and the Disney version could not have been made.

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This is one of my problems with Copyright law. If we as a society are going to grant someone a monopoly over an idea. Then they should have to allow distributi

by syshum 9y ago

dd36 9y ago
NN roll back parry’s piracy.
aidenn0 9y ago
If copyright were a more reasonable term (say a 20 year term with registration for a 20 year renewal, which would allow most works to be available quickly, but also allow creators to control their works for the majority of their lifetime), then there would be less of an issue. e.g. the early seasons of MASH would now be public domain under this rule, so they would probably be available on every single streaming service, as would the first two generations of Disney features with the 3rd generation starting to become available at the end of the 20s. And this doesn't even capture the opportunity cost of all the works we don't have because of long copyright terms. Under today's rules, Tchaikovsky's estate would have held the copyright for his ballet still in 1959 and the Disney version could not have been made.