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If I'm understanding this correctly, something that was created in 1924 was still copyright protected until 2020? Nearly 100 years of copyright - most of it und
by elfexec 7y ago
If I'm understanding this correctly, something that was created in 1924 was still copyright protected until 2020? Nearly 100 years of copyright - most of it under the family of the creator who died in 1937? How can it be legal? At what point can we say it is bad for society and hinders creativity and art? Honestly, isn't it purely rent seeking at a certain point?
- incompatible 7y agoThe US Supreme Court said it's fine as long as Congress only extends copyright for a "limited time". Anything less than infinity is "limited". * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft
- chrismcb 7y agoYour understanding is correct. And this is the point that we can say it is bad for society. The Constitution says "a limited time" and that time should be relatively short. I'm saying 25 years. Perhaps you can extend it for a large fee. But currently the limit is 95 years longer than the average human life. While it is limited, it is unlimited as far as a person goes, and in my opinion goes against the spirit of the Constitution. Problem is, people with more money than me say otherwise.