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It was originally 14 years, renewable for an additional 14 year term if the author was alive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law_of_the_Uni
by Clubber 5y ago
It was originally 14 years, renewable for an additional 14 year term if the author was alive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright_law_of_th...
- tptacek 5y agoIt was almost 60 years as of 1909, 14 years before Disney existed. But if you believe the right itself is a fiction, I'm not sure what the term has to do with anything.
- pseudalopex 5y agoHow is 1909 relevant to the origin of copyright? The article explained how limited copyright is a useful incentive apart from any moral view. And it explained how the term affects the costs.