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Life of the author seems potentially too short. What if an author is struck down early? Shouldn't their family left behind be able to enjoy some of the profits
by miles 6y ago
Life of the author seems potentially too short. What if an author is struck down early? Shouldn't their family left behind be able to enjoy some of the profits for a period of time?
- JoshTriplett 6y agoIndeed. A fixed duration would be preferable for that and many other reasons.
- votepaunchy 6y agoThe constitutional requirement is for “limited times”, and current law is not.
- musicale 6y agoCopyright is a temporary monopoly granted to incentivize the creation of new works, for the benefit of the public. As you suggest, a time-based copyright term (such as the original Copyright Act term of 14 years with a single renewal) would preserve this incentive even for authors who expect they might die before the end of the term.
- intopieces 6y ago> Shouldn't their family left behind be able to enjoy some of the profits for a period of time? It doesn't take copyright to make a profit off of a work. the Criterion Collection includes Charade, which is out of copyright: https://www.criterion.com/films/603-charade https://www.criterion.com/films/603-charade I'm sure the children of the author can come up with inventive ways of selling the work.