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Honestly, I'd like to see something more along the lines of the copyright lasts the lifetime of the author unless it gets sold. Once it gets sold it immediatel
by vunderba 2y ago
Honestly, I'd like to see something more along the lines of the copyright lasts the lifetime of the author unless it gets sold.
Once it gets sold it immediately starts a shot clock of exactly 20 years.
Though honestly anything would be better than what we have now.
- extraduder_ire 2y agoWouldn't that give an advantage to any copyright assigned to a company, or subsidiary thereof? Or lead to lengthy licencing deals rather than outright sales?
- hakfoo 2y agoThe idea is solid, I suspect it just needs some tweaks to the language. "It's not a sale, it's a license", ironically reminds me of sovereign-citizen "I'm not driving, I'm travelling and don't need a license, Officer" BS.