Thread: Petition to reduce US copyright to 28 years
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Old 07-16-2012, 12:00 PM   #263
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
What I am saying here is:

• Copyright law is not designed to favor the middle man. It's designed to favor the rights holder.
• Both copyright and public domain are social constructions. Thus the term "natural" does not apply.
• Short copyright terms will not solve any issues, and will not dissuade anyone from violating copyright.
The problem is, copyright law does favor the middleman right now, because he's the one with enough money to buy out copyrights from the actual creator. Look at a lot of the recent lawsuits between patent troll companies and business that're actually trying to make a product. The small guys who originally came up with the ideas being fought over aren't getting a penny, and probably sold for a pittance just to put food on the table.

Are you willing to make copyrights no longer tradeable as property, to ensure the right people benefit?
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