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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by p1necone on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @08:59PM (#34075783)
I want to see what would happen if we abolished all IP law except for trademarks. No patents, no copyrights. I personally doubt it would actually discourage anyone from producing art or innovating in science/technology, but it might have other unexpected negative effects.
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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by radiKal07 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @07:44AM (#34079969)
Bad idea. The small guy with a genius innovation will get eaten by the big corporation with 100x more resources.
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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by skinnymuch on Sunday January 01, 2023 @07:27AM (#34205781)
Seems like for profit private corporations are the problem. Not the idea.
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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by spigottoday on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:21PM (#34085889)
One negative effect might be that you don't get to hear the music, read the book or view the art because you are not the wealthy patron or one of their friends. That's the way it used to work.
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