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The article doesn't go into how Disney was able to preserve it for so long... and continue. So if I copyright something today, can someone explain how I can mak

The article doesn't go into how Disney was able to preserve it for so long... and continue. So if I copyright something today, can someone explain how I can make sure it is still covered in 2108 ?

mindcrime 9y ago
Bribe enough Senators and House Representatives to pass legislation extending the copyright term to suit your needs. Repeat as necessary.
- joering2 9y ago
  But this is not funny. Everyone keep saying about bribes, but yet nothing is being done. This is like everyone would know Johny from 2B raped and murdered Marry from 7C, but yet noone is going to do anything about it.
  - bighi 9y ago
    What CAN you do? Take a politician down, and a new one takes its place. If you protest, they put the police to attack protesters. If people get together to fund a campaign to change things, big corporations get 10000x more money on a bigger campaign. What do you suggest people do?
    - qbrass 9y ago
      Quit giving Disney money.
lisper 9y ago
1. Make a ton of money 2. Use the proceeds to bribe politicians to pass legislation to extend the copyright period 3. GOTO 1
- JonathonW 9y ago
  Strictly speaking, Disney's already done most of the hard work for you-- barring some sort of massive public policy reversal (unlikely) or societal collapse (probably slightly less unlikely), all you should have to do (under current copyright law) to keep something protected under US copyright law until 2108 is just not die before 2038. Or, if you published something today as a work for hire, it'd be covered until 2103. Which isn't quite 2108, but surely Disney and their congresscritters will get you that extra five years at some point before it goes into the public domain.
  - pls2halp 9y ago
    Realistically, you’re covered until Disney goes bankrupt for any work you publish.
tzs 9y ago
Disney copyright terms have been extended twice. The first time was with the Copyright Act of 1976. That was a major rewrite of US copyright law (probably the most extensive rewrite ever) whose main purpose was to bring US copyright law more in line with that of the rest of the world in preparation for the US joining the Berne Convention. That included making copyright terms in the US match the terms from most of the rest of the world (life + 50 for works of individual authors, publication + 75 years for works for hire). Despite the lazy "they bribed politicians" theories others have offered, I've not been able to find any information on whether Disney spent any money lobbying for this. They were almost certainly in favor of it, but it had such widespread support that I doubt they would have needed to. The other extension of Disney copyright terms was in the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which they certainly did lobby for.

The article doesn't go into how Disney was able to preserve it for so long... and continue. So if I copyright something today, can someone explain how I can make sure it is still covered in 2108 ?

mindcrime 9y ago

Bribe enough Senators and House Representatives to pass legislation extending the copyright term to suit your needs. Repeat as necessary.

joering2 9y ago
But this is not funny. Everyone keep saying about bribes, but yet nothing is being done. This is like everyone would know Johny from 2B raped and murdered Marry from 7C, but yet noone is going to do anything about it.
- bighi 9y ago
  What CAN you do? Take a politician down, and a new one takes its place. If you protest, they put the police to attack protesters. If people get together to fund a campaign to change things, big corporations get 10000x more money on a bigger campaign. What do you suggest people do?
  - qbrass 9y ago
    Quit giving Disney money.

lisper 9y ago

1. Make a ton of money 2. Use the proceeds to bribe politicians to pass legislation to extend the copyright period 3. GOTO 1

JonathonW 9y ago
Strictly speaking, Disney's already done most of the hard work for you-- barring some sort of massive public policy reversal (unlikely) or societal collapse (probably slightly less unlikely), all you should have to do (under current copyright law) to keep something protected under US copyright law until 2108 is just not die before 2038. Or, if you published something today as a work for hire, it'd be covered until 2103. Which isn't quite 2108, but surely Disney and their congresscritters will get you that extra five years at some point before it goes into the public domain.
- pls2halp 9y ago
  Realistically, you’re covered until Disney goes bankrupt for any work you publish.

tzs 9y ago

Disney copyright terms have been extended twice. The first time was with the Copyright Act of 1976. That was a major rewrite of US copyright law (probably the most extensive rewrite ever) whose main purpose was to bring US copyright law more in line with that of the rest of the world in preparation for the US joining the Berne Convention. That included making copyright terms in the US match the terms from most of the rest of the world (life + 50 for works of individual authors, publication + 75 years for works for hire). Despite the lazy "they bribed politicians" theories others have offered, I've not been able to find any information on whether Disney spent any money lobbying for this. They were almost certainly in favor of it, but it had such widespread support that I doubt they would have needed to. The other extension of Disney copyright terms was in the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which they certainly did lobby for.