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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
It the U.S., copyright seems like it should be "on the table" to be reformed since the concept of a "limited" copyright is baked into the constitution. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case, and in fact the U.S. has been trying to export longer and more onerous copyright law all over the world for years.
I would even be okay with the current copyright term in the U.S. if it was simply the case that 20 years into the copyright period you had to renew.
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Ninjalawyer, what's in our constitution has little to do with how our laws are actually writen and enforced.
Our constitution states clearly that lawful money should be Gold and Silver. Courtesy of executive orders from FDR, LBJ, and Richard Nixon, it is only paper. There are all sorts of other pieces ignored, but why bother to list them...
My gold 1/2 ounce is still standing against a zinc cent, betting that US copyright will at least be attempted to be extended again by 2022.