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Daithi · 11-09-2011, 11:20 AM

I forgot to go back and read this forum topic, so I'm a little late in responding.

I think you make some good points Elfwreck. I hadn't considered blog posts, online articles, images, music, etc. Registering all of these would be a nightmare.

I actually think the "copyrighted for ~20 years" followed by registration to extend the copyright sounds like a good idea. The only caveat, which is minor, that I would add is that this mechanism would also apply to works that are currently copyrighted. In other words, I'd like to see the orphaned problem addressed. I'd also like to see a website that the public could use to see if a work has been copyrighted. Lastly, if someone does produce a work and they don't include a date on the work then it should be their responsibility to prove is under ~20 years old if the expiration date comes into question.

I wonder what the chances are that Congress would actually address this problem? Probably pretty slim.

11-09-2011, 11:20 AM	#27
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I forgot to go back and read this forum topic, so I'm a little late in responding. I think you make some good points Elfwreck. I hadn't considered blog posts, online articles, images, music, etc. Registering all of these would be a nightmare. I actually think the "copyrighted for ~20 years" followed by registration to extend the copyright sounds like a good idea. The only caveat, which is minor, that I would add is that this mechanism would also apply to works that are currently copyrighted. In other words, I'd like to see the orphaned problem addressed. I'd also like to see a website that the public could use to see if a work has been copyrighted. Lastly, if someone does produce a work and they don't include a date on the work then it should be their responsibility to prove is under ~20 years old if the expiration date comes into question. I wonder what the chances are that Congress would actually address this problem? Probably pretty slim.