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Old 02-03-2014, 10:00 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater View Post
I'd rather see the government go back to a copyright policy where the copyright owner has to renew the copyright (for a small fee) after a certain amount of time. Disney can keep its mouse, and most "orphan" works will become public domain.

I don't know how I feel about children inheriting copyright from their parents, though. Maybe they could inherit it for one renewal period only, or something like that.
I have generally the same opinion--that the original copyright should be life plus, say, 25 years, and after that it would need to be renewed every X number of years. If it's not renewed (I'd allow a grace period of a few years for renewals), it falls into public domain.
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