Re:I have a bad feeling about this
by pbhjpbhj on Thursday February 09, 2012 @11:09PM
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>not affected by copyright, since it's never distributed //
Copyright is automatic at the point of creation for a work that qualifies under the Berne Convention; it does not have a distribution requirement.
>a large amount of BSD-style licensed software out there, that won't go away if copyright goes away //
Actually it will. All open-source licenses rely on the person applying the license to hold the copyright, copyright is what gives them the right to demand that the license terms be adhered too.
Personally I would not like to see copyright disappear completely as I think this would be a disaster for those creating 'works'. A reasonable term is what's required IMO; possibly with an extended term of moral rights.
Copyright is automatic at the point of creation for a work that qualifies under the Berne Convention; it does not have a distribution requirement.
>a large amount of BSD-style licensed software out there, that won't go away if copyright goes away //
Actually it will. All open-source licenses rely on the person applying the license to hold the copyright, copyright is what gives them the right to demand that the license terms be adhered too.
Personally I would not like to see copyright disappear completely as I think this would be a disaster for those creating 'works'. A reasonable term is what's required IMO; possibly with an extended term of moral rights.