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I think it should be for a lifetime of the original author and non-transferable. The system is already rigged very much against artists, it's amazing how many p

I think it should be for a lifetime of the original author and non-transferable. The system is already rigged very much against artists, it's amazing how many people still contribute to culture under the given conditions. I don't see any reason why someone who writes a Christmas song or a novel shouldn't have a possibility to get payments for their works until they die, for example. However, I have a lot of problems with the bizarre extensions that companies and heirs have gotten for work they haven't created on their own.

chii 7mo ago
> non-transferable so you can't create works for hire than?
- Planktonne 7mo ago
  You could, you'd just license them at creation time for X years. It would stop large corporations hoarding everything.
  - chii 7mo ago
    a licensing agreement is not work for hire - work for hire means the person doing the hiring owns the copyright, not the person who did the work.
    - Planktonne 7mo ago
      That's how it works now, but we're talking about changing it. That's the context of the conversation.