2024's public domain is a banger

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Post by matijao » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 6:13 PM UTC

2024's public domain is a banger
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Re: 2024's public domain is a banger

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Post by putlake » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:10 PM UTC

I wonder if YouTube has a department that keeps track of what is coming into the public domain in which country at what date. Or will their systems be out of date and still flag copyright violations on this content?

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Post by alanfalcon » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:18 PM UTC

putlake wrote: post #2

I wonder if YouTube has a department that keeps track of what is coming into the public domain in which country at what date. Or will their systems be out of date and still flag copyright violations on this content?

Anecdotal evidence is they are still flagging this content. https://x.com/quijanophd/status/1741897926924726449?s=46&t=c...

Re: 2024's public domain is a banger

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Post by Macha » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:19 PM UTC

putlake wrote: post #2

I wonder if YouTube has a department that keeps track of what is coming into the public domain in which country at what date. Or will their systems be out of date and still flag copyright violations on this content?

YouTube already doesn't validate copyright claims are valid - the DMCA makes even trying legally perilous, and YouTube's motivation to keep on good terms with the publishers goes even further. So in that regard, this changes nothing.

Re: 2024's public domain is a banger

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Post by bigbinary » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:20 PM UTC

putlake wrote: post #2

I wonder if YouTube has a department that keeps track of what is coming into the public domain in which country at what date. Or will their systems be out of date and still flag copyright violations on this content?

Considering the abuse of the automated dmca system, I imagine YouTube will continue to side with the publishers for a long while, even in cases of legitimate use. There’s way less liability in false positives than false negatives for them.

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Post by wahnfrieden » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:22 PM UTC

putlake wrote: post #2

I wonder if YouTube has a department that keeps track of what is coming into the public domain in which country at what date. Or will their systems be out of date and still flag copyright violations on this content?

They've got no incentive to prioritize free use over protecting corporate interests. And evidence shows this holds in practice, when it's not necessary for them to. Welcome to "regulation by free market" (in other words, regulation by incumbent private interests)

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Post by gweinberg » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:29 PM UTC

This is the third "happy public domain day" post I've seen here, and they've all been remarkably sparse when it comes to actually listing what comes into the public domain. Maybe a dozen or so books, I know they can't list everything but I'd like to see at least a few hundred.

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Post by Eric_WVGG » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:45 PM UTC

gweinberg wrote: post #7

This is the third "happy public domain day" post I've seen here, and they've all been remarkably sparse when it comes to actually listing what comes into the public domain. Maybe a dozen or so books, I know they can't list everything but I'd like to see at least a few hundred.

I think it's because the list just isn't all that interesting… are you as hyped about all the new works based on Virginia Wolfe's Orlando as I am?

Academically, it's interesting to think over the media that would already be in public domain had Sonny Bono and Clinton not sold us out… basically everything through World War II, and (since all anyone brings up is Steamboat Willie) all the big foundational Disney movies from Snow White through Bambi and Dumbo. Makes one wonder if this fad for "live-action remakes" isn't connected…

Re: 2024's public domain is a banger

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Post by MichaelZuo » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:49 PM UTC

Eric_WVGG wrote: post #8

gweinberg wrote: post #7

This is the third "happy public domain day" post I've seen here, and they've all been remarkably sparse when it comes to actually listing what comes into the public domain. Maybe a dozen or so books, I know they can't list everything but I'd like to see at least a few hundred.

I think it's because the list just isn't all that interesting… are you as hyped about all the new works based on Virginia Wolfe's Orlando as I am? Academically, it's interesting to think over the media that would already be in public domain had Sonny Bono and Clinton not sold us out… basically everything through World War II, and (since all anyone brings up is Steamboat Willie ) all the big foundational Disney movies…

If no one on the entire internet cares enough to compile a list enumerating at least a single percentage fraction of such works, then it suggest the news itself is not that important to any actual, tangible, individual.

Re: 2024's public domain is a banger

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Post by junon » Mon, Jan 01, 2024, 7:53 PM UTC

putlake wrote: post #2

I wonder if YouTube has a department that keeps track of what is coming into the public domain in which country at what date. Or will their systems be out of date and still flag copyright violations on this content?

Quite a few claims on the internet that they're flagging content still.