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No, copyright isn't forfeited like that, only trademarks are. It fails this part of fair use: 'The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use
by lozenge 5y ago
No, copyright isn't forfeited like that, only trademarks are.
It fails this part of fair use: 'The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.
Courts typically focus on whether the use is “transformative.” That is, whether it adds new expression or meaning to the original, or whether it merely copies from the original.'
- mindslight 5y ago> No, copyright isn't forfeited like that Taking a step back, why not? Even (especially) real estate gets forfeited like that. It seems like the mp3s I've had for 20 years should fall under adverse possession. Or if you'd like a higher bar for openly possessed, then torrents have that have been publicly seeded for multiple decades.