50 points | by rolph 15 hours ago ago
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Imagine how much better the world would be if the copyright term was shorter and/or if past a certain point, registration (and payment of fee) was needed to renew copyright and use the full term.
“Or” would be terrible. Every work that’s particularly interesting would just be kept in copyright forever by the estate or corporate overlords.
Related:
What will enter the public domain in 2026?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117112
Imagine how much better the world would be if the copyright term was shorter and/or if past a certain point, registration (and payment of fee) was needed to renew copyright and use the full term.
“Or” would be terrible. Every work that’s particularly interesting would just be kept in copyright forever by the estate or corporate overlords.
Related:
What will enter the public domain in 2026?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117112