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Originally Posted by ATDrake
There really ought to be a "use it or lose it" convention when it comes to publishing in new media formats and rights reversion in general
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I disagree, and I think this kind of idea is why so many people think they are justified in breaking the law.
Holding copyright means you have the right never to distribute your work if you see fit. Copyright is about control, which is as it should be.
ApK
(It also should be that that control expires in a reasonable amount of time and the work then goes to the public domain for the betterment of society. So I'm all in favor of reforming copyright length, but I'm against weakening copyright protections. I'm not even sure how I feel about compulsory licenses for recording music, but I'm open to being convinced that it's a good thing.)