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*This page goes over current copyright law, problems with it, and attempts to change it | *This page goes over current copyright law, problems with it, and attempts to change it | ||
*Originally 28 years | *Originally 28 years, then 48 years, then 56, then the lifetime of the original creator + 50, '''then the lifetime of the original creator + 70''' | ||
*Problamatic as it is not in the intrest of big companies and publishers to reduce this, in fact it is in their intrest to increase it | |||
*1998 mickey mouse ALMOST entered public domain | *1998 mickey mouse ALMOST entered public domain | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 11 April 2020
Basics
- This page goes over current copyright law, problems with it, and attempts to change it
- Originally 28 years, then 48 years, then 56, then the lifetime of the original creator + 50, then the lifetime of the original creator + 70
- Problamatic as it is not in the intrest of big companies and publishers to reduce this, in fact it is in their intrest to increase it
- 1998 mickey mouse ALMOST entered public domain
See Also
Useful Links
- A Video by the Youtube Channel "CGP Grey" on the Subject
- A Long Video Essay on the Subject (end result is a 50 year maximum length of exclusivity (after that it is public domain)