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Re:For First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works W... by bluntfang on Thursday December 20, 2018 @07:47AM (#18724424)
I am OK with using this logic when it comes to individuals using media for non-profit purposes, but movie studios are out to make money. Saying "if it didn't exist they wouldn't have used it" is taking away from the final composed project that includes many artists and mediums.
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Re:For First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works W... by vidarh on Thursday December 20, 2018 @08:20AM (#18724644)
So differentiate between copyright periods for personal use and commercial use.

Many countries used to have strong explicit exemptions for personal use, but even just making it shorter in time for personal use would make a huge difference.

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