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Ironically this "use or lose it" system ends up creating a lot of crap just to keep a hold of the rights. For example, the movie rights to Fantastic Four.
by Salgat 8y ago
Ironically this "use or lose it" system ends up creating a lot of crap just to keep a hold of the rights. For example, the movie rights to Fantastic Four.
- wvenable 8y agoYeah, I think it should be more of a pay system than a use system. If after 10 years the work isn't worth a $100 or $1000 fee -- or there is no entity left to pay it -- then perhaps it should be public domain.
- shagie 8y agoI’ve written a number of blog posts. Some are under CC-BYSA. Others GFDL. Others under all rights reserved. Should I have to pay to avoid having those posts become public domain within my lifetime and I lose control of what I’ve written?