Re:All sound recordings prior to 1923 will enter the US publ...
by kube-system on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @02:09PM
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Only if:
1. You're only considering works published by huge multinational publishers with the gigantic marketing budgets required to get immediate traction
2. You assume that works are published on a large scale for their initial publishing
Small time artists can spend years trying to get a work picked up by large publisher. Those who don't choose to use large publishers may be finding new audiences over longer periods.
Assuming that copyright should be designed around the use-cases of Comcast or Disney is the reason we're in the position we're in now.
1. You're only considering works published by huge multinational publishers with the gigantic marketing budgets required to get immediate traction
2. You assume that works are published on a large scale for their initial publishing
Small time artists can spend years trying to get a work picked up by large publisher. Those who don't choose to use large publishers may be finding new audiences over longer periods.
Assuming that copyright should be designed around the use-cases of Comcast or Disney is the reason we're in the position we're in now.