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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by iamben on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @11:10AM (#29474154)
Honestly, I don't mind the idea that you the creator, personally, holds the copyright for life. If I write a song in my 20s that sets the world on fire and I can still live a good life at 80 off the back of it, great.

The minute I sell that copyright to someone else (or it's inherited), a time limit begins to apply. Perhaps here you move into the '20 years' or something category.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by toast0 on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @02:05PM (#29476802)
For popular works, tracking the life of the creator is doable. For less popular works, figuring out who the creator is can be rather difficult. And then figuring out if they're alive isn't always easy either.

The screen actors guild has somewhat of a highlander policy, but if I release something Copyright My Name, there's hundreds or thousands of people it could be, including a Pulitzer Prize winning author who will likely predecease me.

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Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ... by vineyardmike on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @06:35PM (#29479573)
Thats what registration is for. We know the "true" authors/owners of most patents, so why not copyrights.
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