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Originally Posted by fugazied
Interesting articles!
The worst part of existing copyright law is the constant extensions granted to corporations who never were involved in the creation of the content, but bought the copyright and use an army of lawyers to extend it for long periods. It does suppress human understanding to an extent, locking up knowledge and art so only the well off class can afford it. Profit driven endeavour is not always beneficial for humanity, and eventually the courts will have to better acknowledge that.
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I know this is a common complaint... but as all it really prevents is someone's use of someone else's characters/settings, I still fail to see why so much animosity is directed at this. So Mickey Mouse isn't in public domain yet...
so what?
Sure, it's always nice to think we can get something for free once it's been out there for 50 years... and I agree there ought to be a limit to the extent that corporations can rewrite law for their own purposes (first: Kill all the lobbyists!)... but we have serious problems related to copyright, and I see this as one of the minor points of contention, not a major issue.