KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to hemzer
Re: Cheap? Copyright as we suffer under it now is a crime against America and the rest of humanity in general.
we need total copyright reform, something that lets a creator get their due but not be locked down for a century.
my idea is hardlocked 15year copyrights from publish date. they would also only be transferable on death of the artist but the timer would not reset. they would also be non extendable and not transferable outside of a legal Will. in short they couldnt be sold around like currently.
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andre2
join:2005-08-24
Brookline, MA | said by Kearnstd:my idea is hardlocked 15year copyrights from publish date. they would also only be transferable on death of the artist but the timer would not reset. they would also be non extendable and not transferable outside of a legal Will. in short they couldnt be sold around like currently. I agree with this except that I don't see why they shouldn't be freely transferable, as long as the time period is fixed. Fifteen to twenty years makes sense based on the fact that it's a fraction of a lifetime, and that one can usually double one's money in less time than that by investing it. For any artist who's concerned about the future, that should be enough time - and if they don't care, then no amount of extra time will motivate them. |
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join:2002-03-03
USA
kudos:4 | reply to Kearnstd
said by Kearnstd:my idea is hardlocked 15year copyrights from publish date. they would also only be transferable on death of the artist but the timer would not reset. they would also be non extendable and not transferable outside of a legal Will. in short they couldn't be sold around like currently. I agree with that. Though this would have nothing to do with pirating material, which is usually taken within months of publishing it. So while what you describe is a good idea, it will not lessen copyright infringement at all. |
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