[okfn-discuss] CC and copyright reform

[Aaron Wolf]

Copyright shouldn't exist at all, but if we want to push for a lowered
time, it should not be pegged to one's death, it should be a set time.
Otherwise, it provides perverse incentives around people dying.

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Aaron Wolf
wolftune.com


On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Mark Wainwright
<mark.wainwright at okfn.org>wrote:

> The statement doesn't mention the aspect in most pressing need of
> reform, which is the preposterous 70-year term of copyright after the
> death of the author. What is the purpose of copyright? If it's to
> protect an artist's livelihood, artistic integrity, etc, there is no
> need for it to last five minutes after her death. I can see a weak
> argument for extending it for a few years to protect dependents (will
> someone please think of the children ...), not that the dependents of
> doctors or builders or plumbers have the same luxury, but anyway, that
> would justify 10 years, not 70 by which time the artist's children are
> probably dead of old age.
>
> To me this is an indication that copyright policy has been captured by
> corporate interests and is not made in the best interests of society
> at large. Thoughts?
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 16/10/2013, Timothy Vollmer <tvol at creativecommons.org> wrote:
> > FYI - CC community issues policy statement in support of fundamental
> > copyright reform
> >
> > Blog post: https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/39639
> >
> > Direct link to statement: https://creativecommons.org/about/reform
> >
>
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