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This is so different from industry to industry that I don't think it makes sense to aggregate the statistics. Plenty of photographers and illustrators for insta
by moultano 15y ago
This is so different from industry to industry that I don't think it makes sense to aggregate the statistics. Plenty of photographers and illustrators for instance make large fractions of their income from reselling stock images long after they were created.
- derefr 15y agoIt'd be interesting if the law had some sort of "activation" clause, where the copyright would only start to tick toward expiry once a single cent of royalties had been made. That way, things that immediately start to make money (like music and movies) would immediately start to count down, while things that can take years to be licensed (like stock photos) will only start their countdown when someone actually payed for them.
- philwelch 15y agoI believe patent expiration varies from industry to industry; certainly copyright expiration could too?