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>> The root cause is that 70+ years is laughably high for copyright to last. It should be changed to 10 years with the ability to update every 10 years with a h
by kjakm 7y ago
>> The root cause is that 70+ years is laughably high for copyright to last. It should be changed to 10 years with the ability to update every 10 years with a higher cost financially each time.
Sounds like this would just screw the little guy. Warner aren't going to have a problem paying an increasing fee every decade when their works are still bringing in large amounts of money. The people this would hurt are the smaller artists eeking out a living suddenly losing a large chuck of their income.
Maybe the 70 years shouldn't be a fixed number but should vary based on 'sales' each year. Or you lose copyright after a certain 'sales' threshold. That way everyone gets to make a 'fair' amount of money from their works before losing copyright. Easier said than done though.
- larrik 7y agoOn the other hand, having to explicitly re-up copyright means no more vaguery on who owns what.
- kjakm 7y agoI agree that's a good idea, I just don't agree with the increasing financial cost each time you re-up.
- jimbob45 7y agoThe increasing cost is meant to appease entities like Disney, who can't let properties like Mickey Mouse escape their hands. Thus, there is a system for them to retain their copyright indefinitely, though at a cost.
- zzo38computer 7y agoYes, that would help with that problem. If it were up to me I would just abolish copyrights and patents. But, another idea I have seen is that copyright lasts 2 years for free, and then after that you have to pay a fee (of your choice) to the government to retain copyright; copyright expires in 14 years. However, anyone can make it public domain early if they pay the copyright holder 100 times the fee for retaining copyright.
- mmebane 7y agoMaybe make it an exponentially increasing cost, such that most people can afford 2-3 renewals, but the cost increases steeply after that. The first $X per renewal could go to the copyright office, and everything above that to the Library of Congress.