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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by wvenable on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @10:57PM (#18029420)
I'd actually prefer a use-it-or-lose-it system for copyright. Like paying a yearly fee of maybe $100 to keep it copyrighted after a particular time has passed. Let Disney keep all the shit they want but other works that aren't being monetized are free for the taking (and other monetization).
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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by Salgat on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @11:24PM (#18029536)
Ironically this "use or lose it" system ends up creating a lot of crap just to keep a hold of the rights. For example, the movie rights to Fantastic Four.
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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by wvenable on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @11:59PM (#18029669)
Yeah, I think it should be more of a pay system than a use system. If after 10 years the work isn't worth a $100 or $1000 fee -- or there is no entity left to pay it -- then perhaps it should be public domain.
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Re:Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection f... by shagie on Thursday September 20, 2018 @12:34PM (#18033708)
I’ve written a number of blog posts. Some are under CC-BYSA. Others GFDL. Others under all rights reserved.

Should I have to pay to avoid having those posts become public domain within my lifetime and I lose control of what I’ve written?

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