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You're talking about a monumental lobbying effort against a vigilant public. That's not the sort of thing that can happen overnight, and the article dealt with
by vinceguidry 9y ago
You're talking about a monumental lobbying effort against a vigilant public. That's not the sort of thing that can happen overnight, and the article dealt with the possibility of last-minute trickery.
The article makes some really good points. The political landscape really has changed since 1998. The content industry may still have more resources overall, but it's definitely going to get ugly if they try again. Hollywood does not want the public turning against them, that'll just make it worse.
Honestly I wish there were a way to compromise. Let companies pay for perpetual copyright. They want to hold onto Steamboat Willie forever, let them. Just don't drag everybody else with you. We just need to make it an economic decision for them, so that the public's interests are served eventually.
We want a thriving ecosystem in which apex predators like Disney and the caribou can thrive.
- space_fountain 9y agoHonestly, if I was them I'd be worried about copyright shrinking. Yet another reason for them not to push for an increase now may be that they worry an increase will lead to more push back. Possible even past what they have now.
- SmirkingRevenge 9y agoIs the public really that vigilant here? It might actually be news to most that Disney is primarily responsible for long copyrights in the first place.
- vinceguidry 9y agoThe public, through their lobbying arm, the EFF among others. Americans like to outsource their vigilance.
- emodendroket 9y agoI feel the role of the world's Googles is far more significant than the EFF.
- rayiner 9y agoI’d be very surprised if a majority of people didn’t think Disney should get to own Mickey Mouse forever.
- Crontab 9y agoHave you ever discussed the public domain with an average person? I don’t think the general public cares.
- ddingus 9y agoThey do when farmed as a theft of their potential culture. Start with Disney and all that they made from the works of The Brothers Grimm. Hint at all that could be done, if it were not for greed pulling the ladder up behind them. Then point to the endless reboots. RAMBO 35 COMING TO THAT THEATRE NEAR YOU NOBODY CARES ABOUT. A long time ago, I got one of the Lessig FREE THE MOUSE bumper stickers. It has been the most effective one I ever used. I tell the story about once per month. People wonder about "THE MOUSE" and why it must be freed. Some lesson in there somewhere. All I know is that phrase works.
- esrauch 9y agoNearly all of my (mostly highly educated) friends are entirely indifferent about indefinite copyright: they care less than about network neutrality and don't care that much about that. Would there really be that much fuss over it?