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Copyright laws seem really out of date. They were originally established to protect individual authors from theft from publishers. In fact, here’s the first li
by afpx 8y ago
Copyright laws seem really out of date.
They were originally established to protect individual authors from theft from publishers. In fact, here’s the first line of the US copyright office’s description of the laws: “It is a principle of American law that an author of a work may reap the fruits of his or her intellectual creativity for a limited period of time.”
The irony is that the publishers have since bypassed the intent of the laws by just buying all the author’s rights before being published.
Yes, I know. Activision owns the copyrights. But, the principle intent of the laws was to reward individuals, not huge corporations.
- MrMember 8y agoIn this instance Activision doesn't even know if they own the copyright to anything in the auction. They think they might and forced him to take it down just in case.
- phendrenad2 8y agoNot quite. There could be "shared code", in which case the publisher has... and here you're expecting me to say "every right". But I won't. Because what the publisher has, is in fact, an obligation. You see, if you think someone is infringing on your copyright, and you ignore it, you open yourself up to more egregious infirngement by others. Of course, I'm not a lawyer, but that's my understanding of the situation.
- georgeecollins 8y agoThe most common way an individual reaps the reward of their copyright is by selling it to a corporation.