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Well they do expire after 2 decades, which is a lot better than 70+ years for copyrights.
by erk__ 6y ago
Well they do expire after 2 decades, which is a lot better than 70+ years for copyrights.
- grishka 6y agoStill effectively an eternity in the modern world.
- tremon 6y agoOnly in the move-fast-and-break-things part of the world. In other engineering professions (aviation, drilling, pharmacy) it can take a decade to go from initial design to fully-deployed product.
- booleandilemma 6y agoOf course, but this is a discussion about music and not petroleum engineering, right?
- G4E 6y agoNo this is a discussion between the 2 decades for patents, which seems fair, versus the 7 decades for copyrighted material, which doesn't :)
- grishka 6y agoIMO the patent term should depend on the field. As far as copyrighted content stuff... I think a year or two is enough. Especially for movies and music which, afaik, make most of their money right after release. This would disincentivize most of the blatant copyright abuse happening today, while still allowing the creators to earn their money.