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With copyright, he/his heirs get to decide how it can be used, such as selling Coke. (They didn't have to decide "sell Coke".) > Some things are too important
by anamax 15y ago
With copyright, he/his heirs get to decide how it can be used, such as selling Coke. (They didn't have to decide "sell Coke".)
> Some things are too important to lock down and copyright, at least not until 2038.
And the copyright law language embodying that principle is?
- henrikschroder 15y agoIt doesn't exist in copyright law, but may be it should? If enough people think it should be, we can write it down and make it law.
- anamax 15y agoI was unclear. I wasn't asking for an existing law that implements your idea. I was asking for language that does. > If enough people think it should be, we can write it down and make it law. Oh really? If enough people think that pi should be 3, can we pass a law and it will be so? There are lots of things that people want that can't be codified with the desired properties. This is something that looks (to me) to be on the edge. How about some other examples? (If it's just "I have a dream", we can pass specific legislation.)