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I would love to see an update to copyright law that required a ‘renewal’ each year after 10 years that started at $10,000 and doubled each year thereafter.
by ChuckMcM 7y ago
I would love to see an update to copyright law that required a ‘renewal’ each year after 10 years that started at $10,000 and doubled each year thereafter.
- ekianjo 7y agoYes, or even a more drastic curve since 10 000 dollars is just pocket money for companies like Disney. Point is you could make it prohibitive to keep copyright over time.
- ChuckMcM 7y agoYear 12 is $40.96m :-)
- mark-r 7y agoReminds me of the story of the emperor and the chessboard. http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/rice-and-chessboard.html http://www.dr-mikes-math-games-for-kids.com/rice-and-chessbo...
- marcosdumay 7y agoThat would be year 22, because renewals start at 10 years.
- ChuckMcM 7y agoGood point, I think Mickey mouse is coming up on year 90, that would be a lot of cash
- paggle 7y agoThat's fine, if you've created something worth that much money, go get your 22 years of copyright. But the chances that you'll be there in year 32 are pretty damn low indeed and zero in year 42.
- ngold 7y ago>The length of copyright established by the Founding Fathers was short, 14 years, plus the ability to renew it one time, for 14 more. I would love to go back to the original copyright act of 1790 law. We the people of the United States grant a monopoly with the understanding that society will be compensated for granting that monopoly in 28 years.
- matheusmoreira 7y agoSame. The original duration of copyright made it tolerable. Although artificial, it's a reasonable social contract that enabled creators to get paid while also giving people free access to their works. People knew that the works they once paid for would enter the public domain within their lifetime. Everything created in the 80s and 90s should be public domain today.
- Craighead 7y agoThe mouse demands more
- GuB-42 7y agoThey should at least do like they do with trademarks. If the copyrighted work is not exploited for a certain time, it goes to the public domain. It leaves the right for authors to do as they please with their work, as long as they actually do something, while legitimizing "abandonware" at the same time.