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calvin-c · 09-13-2013, 06:35 PM

I've been teaching my kids about copyright & we all agree that the current US copyright it too long (basically life + 70 years). The question we can't seem to agree on is how long it should be. What's your opinion?

We're talking about new creations since the length changed (in the US) in 1978. Also keep in mind that there are basically two lengths:

1) life + 70 years for individually created & acknowledged works and
2) the lesser of 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation for anonymous works and those 'made for hire' which I believe means the copyright is owned by the employer, usually an organization.

09-13-2013, 06:35 PM	#1
calvin-c Guru Posts: 787 Karma: 1575310 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Moon+ Pro	How long should a copyright last? I've been teaching my kids about copyright & we all agree that the current US copyright it too long (basically life + 70 years). The question we can't seem to agree on is how long it should be. What's your opinion? We're talking about new creations since the length changed (in the US) in 1978. Also keep in mind that there are basically two lengths: 1) life + 70 years for individually created & acknowledged works and 2) the lesser of 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation for anonymous works and those 'made for hire' which I believe means the copyright is owned by the employer, usually an organization.