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100 years? Seems hyperbolic. And you don’t need to do anything at all; all of these books have been freely available on IRC for years.
by Zetice 4y ago
100 years? Seems hyperbolic.
And you don’t need to do anything at all; all of these books have been freely available on IRC for years.
- nvader 4y agoSherlock Holmes' emotions would like a word. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/07/the-curious-case-of-sherlock-holmes-evolving-emotions https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/07/the-curious-ca...
- Zetice 4y agoAre you aware of how that case resolved?
- nvader 4y agoMy recollection was that they reached a settlement, but I don't know for how much. https://abbasmedialaw.com/posts/copyright-netflix-reaches-settlement-on-enola-holmes-sherlock-lawsuit/ https://abbasmedialaw.com/posts/copyright-netflix-reaches-se... I found this chart interesting, and unexpectedly complicated: https://www.belmont.edu/legal/pdf/Public-Domain-Chart.pdf https://www.belmont.edu/legal/pdf/Public-Domain-Chart.pdf Based on that I think a heuristic of 100 years is broadly correct.
- Zetice 4y agoNo, it’s not broadly correct, because “when does copyright expire” has no relevance to “setting back the concept of human knowledge”. Human knowledge remains entirely unaffected by this ruling.
- katbyte 4y agoare you not aware of how long copyright lasts now?
- Zetice 4y agoYes, are you not aware of how pirating works?