Re:In 'Sherlock Holmes' Rights Dispute, Conan Doyle Estate S...
by idlewan on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @08:21AM
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It's very interesting to consider the effects.
But why should we link death with the release of copyright? While temptation of assassination is probably reduced with extra-long copyright duration after death of author, it's a lot saner to assign a fixed-duration copyright from the original release date, not from (whole life of author + fixed duration). The problem goes away if you have a fixed duration from the start.
But why should we link death with the release of copyright? While temptation of assassination is probably reduced with extra-long copyright duration after death of author, it's a lot saner to assign a fixed-duration copyright from the original release date, not from (whole life of author + fixed duration). The problem goes away if you have a fixed duration from the start.