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Originally Posted by zerospinboson
If it were 80 years after the creation, (like M. Mouse is atm), the copyright would have already expired, and more importantly, I would already be dead.
So I really doubt I would care. That said, if copyright were abolished (which I think rather unlikely), there would be fairly little I would be able to do about it, yes. Although I'm not really sure why I would care either.
Anyway, chartering dead people (specifically folk heroes) for whatever ideological point you want to make is something that has been happening since the invention of mythology. Look at the things the church say "jesus would've done", the crusades, the institution of poor houses, schools, condoning people who excommunicate whole families for choosing for abortion, etc. (apologies for the politicization)
All this in the name of the same fellow or faith, and never mind the contradictory uses the mythical person (or my creation "mickey mouse") is put to.
Appropriation of cultural icons is nothing new. |
But you seem to be in favor of weakening, and shortening copyright law. If this were the case, you might still be alive. How do you think you would handle it?