Re:Reasonable Anger In Europe Over Ridiculous Copyright Exte...
by njharman on Wednesday September 14, 2011 @06:23PM
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I don't believe that all the other living creators should be forced to wait until someone's death before building, extending,transforming,sampling,etc their work.
Public domain concept is very similar reasoning open source, individuals contribute to the group cause the group result is far greater than individuals.
The assumption with creative works is that the creator didn't create in a vacuum. They in fact, draw on a rich set of creations, experiences, etc of society. One's creations aren't entirely their own. Society recognizes the effort though and grants creators specific rights for a limited time. But, eventually (and no not a 150 hrs later) creations must return to the wellspring from which they originated, aka the public domain.
Public domain concept is very similar reasoning open source, individuals contribute to the group cause the group result is far greater than individuals.
The assumption with creative works is that the creator didn't create in a vacuum. They in fact, draw on a rich set of creations, experiences, etc of society. One's creations aren't entirely their own. Society recognizes the effort though and grants creators specific rights for a limited time. But, eventually (and no not a 150 hrs later) creations must return to the wellspring from which they originated, aka the public domain.