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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by ejb999 on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:18PM (#29788492)
why limit it to books or other creative creations - if you buy a house, you get exclusive use for 20 years - after that, other people just get to move into the unused bedrooms - after all, your kids are probably grown by now and you don't need them anymore.

How is this different - why should I be entitled to get, for free, something someone else created and owns.

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by cogman10 on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:32PM (#29788628)
Because we are talking about the ability to copy or mimic things when talking about IP/patent laws. We are not talking about physical goods, but instead ideas.

It's a crime to steal someone's bible even though the bible texts are (largely) in public domain.

It is not the same to compare a thing to a concept. I can copy someone's bitcoin hash all day long, but I don't own that hash simply be copying it into a text document. Same principle.

Anyone should be able to write and sell a story about Superman or Mickey.

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by Matumio on Monday January 03, 2022 @07:17PM (#29789079)
Oh no, you are now required to watch this damned cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4 (A one minute ELI5 explanation about the difference between physical and intellectual property.)
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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by Dylan16807 on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:24PM (#29788551)
If you build a house, other people can copy it after 20 years.

Suddenly it doesn't sound unreasonable at all.

> something someone else created and owns

The way someone should "own" an idea is exactly what's being disputed...

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by kolinko on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:18AM (#29792579)
With property it kind of works this way, via property tax. You can see property tax as the government taking a small percentage of your property every year, and you buying it back.
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