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Proposal to shorten copyright to 5-10 years wouldn't prevent philosophy of free software to function. It would be additional incentive to release the source co
by js8 8y ago
Proposal to shorten copyright to 5-10 years wouldn't prevent philosophy of free software to function.
It would be additional incentive to release the source code after it enters public domain.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Proposal to shorten copyright to 5-10 years wouldn't prevent philosophy of free software to function. It would certainly not be helpful to the implementation of the philosophy of the part of the Free Software movement (which includes RMS) that wants to prevent non-free software from being created to the extent possible.
- js8 8y agoI am not sure what you mean. RMS himself expressed many times that the copyright term should be shortened. Remember, the copyright was created in order to promote creativity. If the term was short enough, then lots of useful software could be created based on the source code that is in public domain which was previously monetized by being closed source. This additional software would be an economic win for everybody.