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Not sure how such copyright tax would be interpreted in Berne Convention context. (Would happily support that as well, though)
by beefield 5y ago
Not sure how such copyright tax would be interpreted in Berne Convention context. (Would happily support that as well, though)
- bluGill 5y agoJust renegotiate that. I'm convinced that copyrights > 25 years are not a limited time via the constitution, and thus the treaty isn't constitutional in the first place. Of course I'm not in a position to do anything about this.
- FemmeAndroid 5y agoThe Copyright Act of 1790, just a few years after the constitution was signed, enabled a 28 year copyright grant (14 years with a 14 year extension.) So unless you think the copyright laws haven't been legal since their inception, you probably want to bump your number up at least five years. Edit: Also, if you're interested in this argument, and IIRC the most recent Supreme Court opinion on it is Eldred v Ashcroft (2003).
- bluGill 5y agoThe exact time is subject to debate.