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pwalker8 · 05-02-2014, 07:06 AM

Thanks for posting.

The fundamental issue with copyright (and patent) reform is that there is a well funded group that benefits from an infinite copyright, yet the benefit for a shorter termed copyright is less tangible. I think that as an abstract, most would be willing to support a copyright term much closer to the original term, yet since few would see a tangible benefit, few would actually fight for it.

I actually think that patent reform is much more likely than copyright reform.

05-02-2014, 07:06 AM	#4
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Thanks for posting. The fundamental issue with copyright (and patent) reform is that there is a well funded group that benefits from an infinite copyright, yet the benefit for a shorter termed copyright is less tangible. I think that as an abstract, most would be willing to support a copyright term much closer to the original term, yet since few would see a tangible benefit, few would actually fight for it. I actually think that patent reform is much more likely than copyright reform.