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That's an odd shifting of the Overton Window. I would generally think that someone who was anti-copyright would start from the position that copyright shouldn't
by phaemon 11y ago
That's an odd shifting of the Overton Window. I would generally think that someone who was anti-copyright would start from the position that copyright shouldn't exist at all. And that someone who was very anti-copyright would be actively protesting against the law.
- mcv 11y agoIt's a compromise. If copyright really is so important to your business model, then you can afford to pay for the extension. Once it stops bringing in money, it becomes public domain within a decade. As it is now, all art that does not generate money is forgotten and remains inaccessible forever.
- TillE 11y agoIn particular, there's a ton of interesting non-fiction (eg, niche history books containing original research) that's out of print but not out of copyright. Nobody benefits from this. If we had a reasonable "orphaned works" law, the internet could contain much much more useful information.
- nmrm2 11y agoOr, more likely, publishers would allow print-on-demand ordering of any book in their collection. Either way, it's win-win.