All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US public domain in 2022

Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by Al-Khwarizmi on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @10:44AM (#29473660)

Life of the author+0 years.

Most people expect to inherit money and property from their parents but not to be paid for work their parents did years ago. I don't see why children of authors should have different expectations.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by LanceH on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @11:29AM (#29474454)

Creates the odd incentive for people to die.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by devcpp on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @06:24PM (#29479480)

And also to not die, since they earn money for their children. It's the reverse of the usual inheritance situation, where the state and the kids both want the person to die.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by vineyardmike on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @06:29PM (#29479522)

Maybe timeleft = (AVG_LIFE_EXPECTANCY - currAge) or till death if currAge > avglife

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by C19is20 on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @11:05AM (#29474042)

Is it the kids combining or the companies that bought the golden goose?

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