Thread: US Gov seeks to strike a copyright balance, wants your input
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Old 08-20-2013, 12:02 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by calvin-c View Post
One obvious (to me) change is shorten the ridiculous length of copyright. I don't think a single length will work for all situations but I can see a 'longer of the options' type of thing. For example, copyright lasting the life of the creator or 25 years, whichever is longer. That protects a work whose creator dies before it is published (think A Confederacy of Dunces) as well as during his life.
Can't happen while the US is a signatory to the International Berne Copyright Convention. This mandates a minimum copyright term of life + 50 years.
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