Re:For First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works W...
by pbhjpbhj on Thursday December 20, 2018 @08:00AM
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You've gone a bit far.
Function of hardware/software isn't covered by copyright anyway, unless you have a patent then people can recreate your hardware as long as they don't copy artistic features (non-functional box design, artwork, etc.).
Trademark serves a very important function for buyers/users in providing attribution of origin. Indeed IMO it should be strengthened to protect buyers -- anything with registered trademarks should have origin details publicly accessible so that the specific factory and third-parties involved are also flagged for buyers and not just the company that put a badge on it.
That said, I support copyright strongly, but the period should be more like 10 years unregistered + 10 more with registration.
Copyright is not a natural right but it's granted by the public; long terms don't give a fair deal.
Slightly aside of this: DRM is antithetical to copyright, works that can't enter the public domain should be denied protection; they break the contract with the public.
Function of hardware/software isn't covered by copyright anyway, unless you have a patent then people can recreate your hardware as long as they don't copy artistic features (non-functional box design, artwork, etc.).
Trademark serves a very important function for buyers/users in providing attribution of origin. Indeed IMO it should be strengthened to protect buyers -- anything with registered trademarks should have origin details publicly accessible so that the specific factory and third-parties involved are also flagged for buyers and not just the company that put a badge on it.
That said, I support copyright strongly, but the period should be more like 10 years unregistered + 10 more with registration.
Copyright is not a natural right but it's granted by the public; long terms don't give a fair deal.
Slightly aside of this: DRM is antithetical to copyright, works that can't enter the public domain should be denied protection; they break the contract with the public.