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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
I'm not going to lie to you and say that novels like Wesley Crusher: Teenage Fuck Machine don't exist, but I disagree that writers use "literary riffs" less often than artists in other mediums. I've read a number of books that use the basic structure of the Wizard of Oz, and have enjoyed a number of works (movies, videogames and books) that were set in Wonderland. There's a great value in new artists being able to set works in classic story settings.
My above argument feels a bit pointless since: (i) we both agree on the basic point (copyright is too long); and (ii) copyright in the U.S. probably won't get any shorter, and could easily get longer.
I'm Canadian, and I find the fact that nothing will enter the U.S. public domain for years to be depressing, partly because I like a lot of U.S. artists and think they could do great things with old works.
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Well, you can always do like the US did for years and years and not recognize foreign copyrights.
Canadian artists might not like the fact that there would be reprisals, but it would be an interesting experiment.