Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are...
by chii on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:26PM
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> Surely all use cases can't be the same amount.
but why not?
If copyright licenses on works could be had for cheap, everyone benefits. Sure, disney benefits a lot, since they can make use of the work more efficienty in large productions, but the result of _their_ work could also be had for cheap (such as someone else taking the disney movie and remixing it for low cost).
> Shouldn't I be able to stop them?
no you shouldn't, if said neo-nazi propaganda wasn't illegal to begin with.
but why not?
If copyright licenses on works could be had for cheap, everyone benefits. Sure, disney benefits a lot, since they can make use of the work more efficienty in large productions, but the result of _their_ work could also be had for cheap (such as someone else taking the disney movie and remixing it for low cost).
> Shouldn't I be able to stop them?
no you shouldn't, if said neo-nazi propaganda wasn't illegal to begin with.