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> When the author dies, so should the copyright. But would this not increase the incentive to harm authors? If the author dies, film studios/HBO etc no longer
by signal11 12y ago
> When the author dies, so should the copyright.
But would this not increase the incentive to harm authors? If the author dies, film studios/HBO etc no longer have to pay for movie/TV rights to out-of-copyright work.
- idlewan 12y agoIt's very interesting to consider the effects. But why should we link death with the release of copyright? While temptation of assassination is probably reduced with extra-long copyright duration after death of author, it's a lot saner to assign a fixed-duration copyright from the original release date, not from (whole life of author + fixed duration). The problem goes away if you have a fixed duration from the start.