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To put US copyright duration [1] in perspective: – If you published something and die today, it will not enter public domain until January 1, 2093. – If a com
by divbzero 4y ago
To put US copyright duration [1] in perspective:
– If you published something and die today, it will not enter public domain until January 1, 2093.
– If a company hires you to publish something today, it will not enter public domain until January 1, 2118.
[1]: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html
- AlanSE 4y agoThose dates will be just in time for people to read the earliest wave cli-fi books as they're living through it!
- darknavi 4y agoDoesn't this also assume there aren't any more legal extensions?
- robin_reala 4y agoYou can always choose to dedicate your work to the public domain via a grant like CC0.
- taink 4y agoIt is not always legal to do so; in some countries it is impossible to forego your copyrights. CC0 is a tool that allows to get as close as possible to a public domain dedication. See https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc...