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On the other hand, having to explicitly re-up copyright means no more vaguery on who owns what.
by larrik 7y ago
On 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.