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Originally Posted by pdurrant
So I'd go for 50 years for the fixed length from publication. So yes, I think that anything published before 1970 should now be in the public domain. And I think that everyone (except large corporations who have bought up copyright) would benefit from this change. ESPECIALLY that vast majority of creative people.
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I've already said why I don't think it should depend on publication. I like the way it is now in that aspect. But I actually think assuming the big media corporations would NOT benefit from the kind of reform we're talking about is short-sighted (which is sadly how many companies operate). If copyright serves its purpose in fostering the creation of more good work, big companies will benefit as much as anyone. Aside from indirect benefits like having a society full of better people to hire, recall that most of Disney's most profitable stuff is all derivative of public domain stories.
And I agree with you about leaving "lifetime" out of it.