If we lose the Internet Archive, we're screwed

Re:If we lose the Internet Archive, we're screwed – The Stat... by DesiLurker on Thursday April 06, 2023 @03:38PM (#35473325)

TBH I think the tech-bro fantasy of eliminating copyright is a non-starter for the larger business ecosystem. I mean see how long it took us to decide smoking is bad for us. IMO the we can do is incrementally reduce the copyright period length and let the industry adapt around it.

But In my experience once money starts to flow in any entity its much harder to dismantle it without sortof letting bleed out. I dont think disney would give up its claim on the works anytime soon. we need to slay the beast by a thousand cuts.

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Re:If we lose the Internet Archive, we're screwed – The Stat... by infinite8s on Thursday April 06, 2023 @04:26PM (#35473915)

We don't need to eliminate it, just go back to the original 14 yr term, with a renewal only allowed to the original creator (as an inalinable right so it can't be sold away).

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Re:If we lose the Internet Archive, we're screwed – The Stat... by kelnos on Thursday April 06, 2023 @05:05PM (#35474442)

I agree, but your "just" in that sentence is doing a lot of heavy lifting. I think the parent poster describes a more realistic scenario where the term is reduced incrementally over a fairly long time.

If a politician suggested changing the current term (often over 100 years, depending on the details of creation, publication, and ownership) so drastically, they'd be laughed out of office. Or, rather, defunded out of office by their corporate donors.

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