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Copyrights were only intended to be secure for a _limited_ time. Originally 20 years. Konami has been granted at least 2 decades of FBI backed security of the
by themafia 6mo ago
Copyrights were only intended to be secure for a _limited_ time. Originally 20 years. Konami has been granted at least 2 decades of FBI backed security of their property. I'd say they got a plenty good deal and have nothing to complain about here.
- charcircuit 6mo agoThis is a Japanese game and Japan originally had 30 years of copyright. You also can't ignore that the amount of time was extended before the game came out.
- themafia 6mo agoDoes the US enforce Japanese copyrights? Or did Konami also register it with the Library of Congress so it had protection here? I can completely ignore the time it "was extended." Copyright exists from the time you've registered it. You can play mental gymnastics here if you like but the law is particularly cut and dry. The law isn't something that exists in a vacuum. It's meant to convey the will of the people. Show me where the will of the people demands corporations get copyright protections longer than a human lifetime?
- extraduder_ire 6mo ago> Does the US enforce Japanese copyrights Yes. Due to the Berne Convention. > did Konami also register it with the Library of Congress so it had protection here I don't think that was required in 2001. Everything copyrightable is automatically protected in the US for years now.