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Have you noticed how the abundance of fan fictions have completely killed famous book series? Me neither.
What fan fiction?
exactly.
What will enter the public domain in 2026?
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Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
#142As others have noted copyright duration is ridiculous. But more importantly it lacks severe counter-forces to balance out the explicit monopoly. Since the point of copyright is to offer an incentive (to profit) from works it should be tightly tied to the market value of said works and the willingness of its owner to present them for sale. If nobody keeps selling X there's no reason to let X enjoy the protection of co…
Yeah i think books that are out of print since decades should become public domain.
Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
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14 years is already too long. Also, IP is not real. It is a term we should avoid. Copyright and trademark have nothing to do with each other.
> IP is not real. It is a term we should avoid. Your opinion does not make that fact.
The opinion that it is real is also not a fact. We're not talking about physical things. They're made up rules about made up things. It can all be different if we agree to make it so.
IP isn't a concept that has existed in all cultures for all time. It's not inherent to group dynamics or humanity. It's not even a concept that's fully respected by cultures that claim to care about it.
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#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
> A Games of Thrones was first released in 1996 but had middling success. It was only after 2011 that the series exploded in popularity Yes - the catalyst was the amazing (early on) TV series, and not the book. > IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy, but now it seems to have the opposite intent. In the case of GoT, if the TV series had never happened then the popularity wouldn't have h…
> The author's books got popularity based on other people's efforts. LMAO the serie would not even exists if not of his books
I'm not saying it would. Sorry to spoil the laughter.
Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
> A Games of Thrones was first released in 1996 but had middling success. It was only after 2011 that the series exploded in popularity Yes - the catalyst was the amazing (early on) TV series, and not the book. > IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy, but now it seems to have the opposite intent. In the case of GoT, if the TV series had never happened then the popularity wouldn't have h…
Nah it was popular among people who read books long before the tv show.
I read it too before the series came out, but it wasn't the same level of popularity.
Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
#147The length of copyright is absurd. Corporations have hijacked a concept that should exist on human timescales. Ideally, a child could legally provide their own spin on IP they consumed by the time they reach adulthood. But also, people need to make a living. I actually think the original 14+14 year copyright is the right balance. It gives people time to make their profits, but also guarantees the right of people to t…
I love the original 14+14. I’ve heard proposals for exponentially growing fees to allow truly big enterprises to stay copywritten longer, like 14+14 with filing and $100, another 14 for $100,000, another 14 for $10M, another 14 for $100M. That would allow 70 years or protection for a few key pieces of IP that are worth it, which seems like an okay trade off? So many ideas better than the current regime.
It should be the opposite. Independent artists should keep their rights for their natural lives, but if they sell their rights to a corporation the work will fall into public domain a reasonable number of years after that sale.
Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
> A Games of Thrones was first released in 1996 but had middling success. It was only after 2011 that the series exploded in popularity Yes - the catalyst was the amazing (early on) TV series, and not the book. > IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy, but now it seems to have the opposite intent. In the case of GoT, if the TV series had never happened then the popularity wouldn't have h…
> The author's books got popularity based on other people's efforts. The author’s book got popular based on the efforts of others based on the author’s book.
Yes, there was some stuff done that sold some books, and some more stuff done (under licence from the author) that sold waaaaaay more books (that goes to the author) and generates cash.
What's the problem, I suppose? The author definitely did better out of the TV production than vice versa.
Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
#149> works by people who died in 1955 70 years. After death. The rules have to change. 70 years is way too long.
>70 years is way too long.
Objectively, why? It's in our lifetimes, I'd say it's just about right.
Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?
#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
> A Games of Thrones was first released in 1996 but had middling success. It was only after 2011 that the series exploded in popularity Yes - the catalyst was the amazing (early on) TV series, and not the book. > IP law was originally to protect artist and authors from the wealthy, but now it seems to have the opposite intent. In the case of GoT, if the TV series had never happened then the popularity wouldn't have h…
> The author's books got popularity based on other people's efforts. The author’s book got popular based on the efforts of others based on the author’s book.
That's true of course, but the book series wouldn't have become a cultural phenomenon that makes billions.
Unlike, for probably the only example, Harry Potter, which was already a cultural phenomenon when the first film was announced.