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nerys · 02-28-2010, 02:03 AM

well that gets interesting. on PERSONAL copyright it should be life of the author.

on COMMERCIAL copyright it should have strict VERY SHORT limits. Here is what I would like to see.

Commercial Copyright would expire in stages.

after 5 years if commercial viability is gone or 10 years otherwise copyright would change.

Non Profit distribution copying altering mixing etc.. would be lawful but FOR PROFIT would be restricted. (this would also apply to PERSONAL copyright but a personal copyright retains the right to control right of profit until death of author if he chooses to remain non commercial) This way a corporation does not have the power to just "wait" till its copyright expires to use an author's idea without paying them. If a commercial deal is brokered the "clock" for the commercial rights starts from that point. since its already in the public allowed usage after 10 years its in the interest of corporate interest not to try and "wait out" a copyright holder. IE this protects the authors.

Non Profit means you don't SELL the work in question. Your allowed to be commercial IE ads to support bandwidth etc.. but it must be clear your not doing it to "make money" ie not charging per download not charging membership etc.. ie "non profit" this way some kids puts an mp3 on his website that also has google ad sense or something like that does not have to worry about it.

after 20 years it would enter the public domain unless its still commercially viable. If its still commercially viable it would retain its copyright for another 10 years and be reassessed from their. (non commercial works would NOT go PD unless desired or they die)Commercial Viable would NOT be defined by the copyright holder. It would be defined by logic. If I can not walk into walmart and buy the CD or it has not really sold many copies on itunes in the last year ITS NOT VIABLE anymore. Available would not equate to viable Especially for a digital medium. If its effectively OOP its not viable anymore.

ONLY REAL PERSONS ie recognized sentient (typically living and organic) beings could retain copyright for personal purposes.

APPLICATIONS ie "software" would fall under COPYRIGHT NOT PATENTS.

I want things in the public domain as fast as possible but not so fast that people can just "wait" for it to go public and deprive legitimate sales.

02-28-2010, 02:03 AM	#101
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	well that gets interesting. on PERSONAL copyright it should be life of the author. on COMMERCIAL copyright it should have strict VERY SHORT limits. Here is what I would like to see. Commercial Copyright would expire in stages. after 5 years if commercial viability is gone or 10 years otherwise copyright would change. Non Profit distribution copying altering mixing etc.. would be lawful but FOR PROFIT would be restricted. (this would also apply to PERSONAL copyright but a personal copyright retains the right to control right of profit until death of author if he chooses to remain non commercial) This way a corporation does not have the power to just "wait" till its copyright expires to use an author's idea without paying them. If a commercial deal is brokered the "clock" for the commercial rights starts from that point. since its already in the public allowed usage after 10 years its in the interest of corporate interest not to try and "wait out" a copyright holder. IE this protects the authors. Non Profit means you don't SELL the work in question. Your allowed to be commercial IE ads to support bandwidth etc.. but it must be clear your not doing it to "make money" ie not charging per download not charging membership etc.. ie "non profit" this way some kids puts an mp3 on his website that also has google ad sense or something like that does not have to worry about it. after 20 years it would enter the public domain unless its still commercially viable. If its still commercially viable it would retain its copyright for another 10 years and be reassessed from their. (non commercial works would NOT go PD unless desired or they die)Commercial Viable would NOT be defined by the copyright holder. It would be defined by logic. If I can not walk into walmart and buy the CD or it has not really sold many copies on itunes in the last year ITS NOT VIABLE anymore. Available would not equate to viable Especially for a digital medium. If its effectively OOP its not viable anymore. ONLY REAL PERSONS ie recognized sentient (typically living and organic) beings could retain copyright for personal purposes. APPLICATIONS ie "software" would fall under COPYRIGHT NOT PATENTS. I want things in the public domain as fast as possible but not so fast that people can just "wait" for it to go public and deprive legitimate sales. Last edited by nerys; 02-28-2010 at 02:08 AM.