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The problem is a lack of liability for the content creators. Confusion can happen (such as particular renditions of a work who's basis is public domain informa
by mjevans 8y ago
The problem is a lack of liability for the content creators. Confusion can happen (such as particular renditions of a work who's basis is public domain information (IE a classical music score)), but willful lies should be punished with actual consequences.
Right now things are stacked entirely against one class of content creators (video creators). Additionally if I'm a public institution or someone else that's against having ads I can't control what happens during the contest period* (or so I've heard, it's never happened to me).
As someone that has posted a few 'how to do X' in software videos before, who believes that ads should be far more limited (like the old soap operas / PBS sponsors at the end of programs), I'd rather my videos were in 'hold on publishing limbo' while not under my control.
- paulie_a 8y agoWill fill abuse of enforcement should invalidate the copyright entirety...it becomes public domain. Repeated violation revoke all copyrights under your control.
- seandougall 8y agoIn the case of classical music, there are two things that need to be clarified: 1) Classical music is still being composed today, and there’s a huge volume of post-1927 work that is very much under copyright in the US (excessive though that may be IMO). 2) Even if a composition is PD, the recording is absolutely copyrightable if it’s post-1927, and the arrangement may be as well. This isn’t a matter of confusion; it’s an actual piece of intellectual property. Not to say that any of this is right; I believe fair use protections need to go much, much farther than they do.