Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ...
by ncallaway on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @11:10AM
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Yep, I really liked the copyright change to make copyright protection automatic, instead of requiring a filing.
But it should require active regular renewal, to create the record of continued ownership.
You should get a (reasonable) protected period of time automatically, to give you time to figure out which works are worth the effort to continue protecting. But it should require (minimal) active ongoing effort to maintain that protection.
For me, this is especially relevant when it comes to abandoned digital content (like video games and other applications). It'll be *so* much harder to archive and preserve content that's 140 years old, than it will be content that's 14-28 years old.
But it should require active regular renewal, to create the record of continued ownership.
You should get a (reasonable) protected period of time automatically, to give you time to figure out which works are worth the effort to continue protecting. But it should require (minimal) active ongoing effort to maintain that protection.
For me, this is especially relevant when it comes to abandoned digital content (like video games and other applications). It'll be *so* much harder to archive and preserve content that's 140 years old, than it will be content that's 14-28 years old.