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A built-in expiration date, like a sane copyright law. The original law was 14 years before disney got a hold of it.
by snarfy 6y ago
A built-in expiration date, like a sane copyright law. The original law was 14 years before disney got a hold of it.
- pkaye 6y agoAccording to Wikipedia though, that copyright extension was to harmonize with the EU copyright terms. The EU member states increased the copyright terms first and companies in the US also wanted the same terms in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act