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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by hnfong on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @01:05AM (#34077252)
Copyright for X years since first publish makes sense. Lifetime copyright makes sense too.

But "Lifetime + X years" just rewards those for whatever reason has a longer life. There's no reason a work should be protected for a longer time because the author lived longer.

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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by nemo44x on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @04:03AM (#34078282)
I don’t understand what “lifetime” means. What if multiple people publish it?

How does this affect open source software? A lot of software uses restrictive licenses such as AGPL. There could be many people that own the copyright or an organization. The intent of AGPL software is that it isn’t used without giving back to the community.

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