Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done

Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by ipaddr on Monday January 03, 2022 @11:08PM (#29791199)

We are discussing whether changing it makes sense. Society can agree to change the rules. Creators are not creating because copyright exists they are creating to make something. Copyright allows them to be the only person making money from their work. Why grant them that right when it doesn't exist in other industries. Come up with an amazing idea like selling bagged milk and everyone can copy you. Should we give them 95 years to be the only person who can sell a bag milk?

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by dahart on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @12:11AM (#29791637)

I’m not sure I understand what you mean; that right does exist in other industries in the form of patents and trademarks. You can register BaggedMilk(tm) and get protection. You can patent your bagged milk process or invention and get protection, if it’s a new idea. The terms aren’t the same as copyrights, but the protections and the reasons behind it are similar.

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by Dylan16807 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @06:13PM (#29802282)

Trademarks aren't similar at all. Fundamentally, you have to make it clear that you're a competing product and you can do whatever you want.

Patents and copyright go hand-in-hand in protecting ideas. But patents last 20 years.

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