Re:Disney backs down from 'Steamboat Willie' YouTube copyrig...
by blagie on Monday January 08, 2024 @07:39PM
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Honestly, I think it depends on the form of the work.
* I'd be supportive with 10 years for software, articles (newspaper or scientific journal), and similar things which go out-of-date quickly.
* I would be supportive of 10-20 years for things which make most of the profit in the first few years, such as movies.
* I'd be supportive of 20-30 years for music, where it often really does take a while to build up an audience and to cover costs.
* I'd be supportive of the lesser of the authors' life and 50 years for things like books. A lot of books take a long time before they begin generating any sort of reasonable returns.
* I'd be supportive of longer periods for things which are CC-BY-SA, GPL, and similar licenses, which aren't as burdensome as All Rights Reserved, and where the copyright has a motive beyond profit.
The little guy won't be able to afford this for more than 7-11 years. The big guy will be able to do so much longer. I'd actually rather flip it around so the little guy has longer copyright than megacorps.
* I'd be supportive with 10 years for software, articles (newspaper or scientific journal), and similar things which go out-of-date quickly.
* I would be supportive of 10-20 years for things which make most of the profit in the first few years, such as movies.
* I'd be supportive of 20-30 years for music, where it often really does take a while to build up an audience and to cover costs.
* I'd be supportive of the lesser of the authors' life and 50 years for things like books. A lot of books take a long time before they begin generating any sort of reasonable returns.
* I'd be supportive of longer periods for things which are CC-BY-SA, GPL, and similar licenses, which aren't as burdensome as All Rights Reserved, and where the copyright has a motive beyond profit.
The little guy won't be able to afford this for more than 7-11 years. The big guy will be able to do so much longer. I'd actually rather flip it around so the little guy has longer copyright than megacorps.