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  • Godort@lemm.eetoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlshould anything be copyrightable?
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    10 months ago

    Copyright is a good thing in general, but the way it’s handled now is incredibly stupid.

    The US had it right in 1790. 14 years by default and an additional 14 year renewal. After that it’s public domain.

    28 years is more than enough time to profit from a creative work before other people can use those ideas freely.

    Imagine the creative landscape if every piece of art older than 1995 was free for everyone to use as they saw fit.