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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
I do not advocate scrapping copyright, just excessive length for copyright. Until 1976, it used to be 56 years, max. Nobody had a problem with works being created, But when Hollyweird start to realize that their sound movies were going to start going into the public domain, bingo, copyright extension. And, extension, and extension...And the MPAA makes no bones about that they feel the proper length of copyright should be forever - 1 year (so it would fit the "limited" length prescribed in the US Constitution.
At 56 years, the public domain would start at 1956, currently...(And all those works were created under the 56 year regime, the creators knew that when they did the creation...)
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Well 56 years seems reasonable, as does life plus 30. Personally I have no problem with life plus 75 years. But this is because I am in no danger personally of running out of books to read, music to listen to etc. And I have no aspirations of gaining fame or fortune which copyright is preventing.
Life saving medication I feel differently about, but this is probably an emotional thing as I know that there are plenty of starving people in the world who could be provided with lifesaving food that aren't. And in reality I should be giving far more to charity than I do, so can't cast stones.
I don't see copyright changes significantly enriching the world, but then again I am lucky in that I am not seriously in need of anything.
Helen