Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
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Re: Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
#2I find it fascinating that prior to the Copyright Act of 1976, any work without the correct copyright notice would automatically enter the public domain.
In this case, it's interesting to see how the incentives for preventing such a mistake are skewed. It was the responsibility of the distributor to ensure the correct copyright notice, but they stood to gain when they didn't (and reportedly[1] kept all of the profits).
[1] https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2011/10/10/how-a-copyright-m...
Re: Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
#3I hate zombies and despise zombie movies. If only copyright lasted longer, we would not have had these zombie movies. I used to be in favor of shorter copyrights, but I guess I will have to rethink my support for that given the information in this article.
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#4I find it fascinating that prior to the Copyright Act of 1976, any work without the correct copyright notice would automatically enter the public domain. In this case, it's interesting to see how the incentives for preventing such a mistake are skewed. It was the responsibility of the distributor to ensure the correct copyright notice, but they stood to gain when they didn't (and reportedly[1] kept all of the profits…
What you're describing is the basic argument against orphan works legislature of various types. Disney won't forget to renew. But lots of individual authors and their estates will and the big corporations will sweep in and profit.
Not saying I endorse that view--especially with reasonably long protections prior to renewal--but that's the argument.
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#5imo copyright should last 30 years from creation. Thats plenty of time to make a profit and it also allows things to fall in to public domain while they are still culturally relevant. Currently anything made within your lifetime will not be public until well after you have died which is a shame. It would be great if all of the past content which is now slipping in to irrelevancy could be revived by the public domain.
Re: Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
#6I hate zombies and despise zombie movies. If only copyright lasted longer, we would not have had these zombie movies. I used to be in favor of shorter copyrights, but I guess I will have to rethink my support for that given the information in this article.
You speak like a victim of abuse, forces to watch zombie movies in the past.
Re: Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
#7imo copyright should last 30 years from creation. Thats plenty of time to make a profit and it also allows things to fall in to public domain while they are still culturally relevant. Currently anything made within your lifetime will not be public until well after you have died which is a shame. It would be great if all of the past content which is now slipping in to irrelevancy could be revived by the public domain.
I think its fair that renewals would be allowed beyond that, but that the cost of doing so should increase on an exponential scale. That way the value of keeping a thing copyrighted would eventually be eclipsed by its value as a public property, fulfilling the social contract of limited protection in exchange for eventual public ownership.
Re: Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
#8imo copyright should last 30 years from creation. Thats plenty of time to make a profit and it also allows things to fall in to public domain while they are still culturally relevant. Currently anything made within your lifetime will not be public until well after you have died which is a shame. It would be great if all of the past content which is now slipping in to irrelevancy could be revived by the public domain.
I think its fair that renewals would be allowed beyond that, but that the cost of doing so should increase on an exponential scale. That way the value of keeping a thing copyrighted would eventually be eclipsed by its value as a public property, fulfilling the social contract of limited protection in exchange for eventual public ownership.
That probably makes copyright renewals cost-effective for corporations making millions but not so for an author getting a nice $5k/yr annuity. (Or pick your numbers. But making cost a decision point for renewal definitely favors the big guys.)
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think its fair that renewals would be allowed beyond that, but that the cost of doing so should increase on an exponential scale. That way the value of keeping a thing copyrighted would eventually be eclipsed by its value as a public property, fulfilling the social contract of limited protection in exchange for eventual public ownership.
That probably makes copyright renewals cost-effective for corporations making millions but not so for an author getting a nice $5k/yr annuity. (Or pick your numbers. But making cost a decision point for renewal definitely favors the big guys.)
Yes, and adds a nice tax to the mix.
From the tone of your post, you seem to think this is a problem. If so, why?
Re: Love Zombies? Thank the Public Domain
#10I hate zombies and despise zombie movies. If only copyright lasted longer, we would not have had these zombie movies. I used to be in favor of shorter copyrights, but I guess I will have to rethink my support for that given the information in this article.
You speak like a victim of abuse, forces to watch zombie movies in the past.
Sometimes it is. For example, if you can ever stomach watching "Vampires vs. Zombies", potentially the worst movie ever made, then you may qualify for hospice care.