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> Copyright should be for 14 years + a single 14 year extension if the Human Creator is still alive to file for the extension. Where does this seemingly arbitr
by asaph 8y ago
> Copyright should be for 14 years + a single 14 year extension if the Human Creator is still alive to file for the extension.
Where does this seemingly arbitrary number of 14 years come from?
- ryukafalz 8y agoIt was the original copyright term in the United States, from the Copyright Act of 1790: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1790 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1790