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minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoA collection of humans could form a company for ease of managing and sharing the copyright.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 days agoBut then they might try to claim the copyright lasts until the last one dies and then keep swapping in young people to keep it going forever. Pretty much like they do today.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoSo if you want the copyright of a work to expire, you need to arrange for the death of the sole copyright holder
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoWell, it should expire at 9 years after the work was made, but to reinforce that, it should be owned by a finite being.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoIf that one person dies, then there’s no one with a stake in enforcing the copyright. 9 years also seems really short. There are sequels that come out far more than 9 years after the original work.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoSounds like motivation to get the sequel done sooner.
A collection of humans could form a company for ease of managing and sharing the copyright.
But then they might try to claim the copyright lasts until the last one dies and then keep swapping in young people to keep it going forever. Pretty much like they do today.
So if you want the copyright of a work to expire, you need to arrange for the death of the sole copyright holder
Well, it should expire at 9 years after the work was made, but to reinforce that, it should be owned by a finite being.
If that one person dies, then there’s no one with a stake in enforcing the copyright.
9 years also seems really short. There are sequels that come out far more than 9 years after the original work.
Sounds like motivation to get the sequel done sooner.