Thread: How Long Should Copyright Last?
View Single Post
Old 03-08-2011, 12:56 AM   #7
tubemonkey
monkey on the fringe
tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
tubemonkey's Avatar
 
Posts: 45,767
Karma: 158733736
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle Metro
Device: Moto E6, Echo Show
Quote:
Originally Posted by Piper_ View Post
Hmmm... tough to answer. The whole lifetime of the author concept is hard for me to shake.

OTOH, if you invent something - even something totally amazing that changes the world and saves lives, you only get rights for, what - 7 to 15 or maybe 20 years, max?

Doesn't sound fair.
There's nothing fair about current copyright / patent law.
tubemonkey is offline   Reply With Quote