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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by lostcolony on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:03AM (#14968902)
If that's the case that stuff needs to enter the public domain.

We need better legislation around orphaned works; those whose ownership is too complex to resolve should be treated the same as those whose ownership is completely lost. In both cases, ownership can't be reasonably determined.

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Re:Disney acquires own streaming facilities, will pull Netfl... by mattm on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:27PM (#14972712)
Yes, this is the real issue. If copyright was reasonable - say 40-50 years - then a lot of this stuff would naturally enter the public domain and then could be shown on any streaming service.

Instead we have the current copyright system because a minuscule amount of old content is still profitable and large companies lobby to protect it.

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