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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6145377" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>US entertainment lawyer- and creator of intellectual property- here.</p><p></p><p>First of all, the motivation to increase copyright duration bean with private copyright holders and their successors in interest- usually families. You complain that the families contributed nothing. People who found companies can pass along ownership of what they have brought to the world to whomever they want, regardless of their contributions to society. Why do you think there should be a different rule for those who write books, paint, create music, etc.?</p><p></p><p>Second, the duration of 120 years applies ONLY to works of corporate origins.</p><p></p><p>Third, by any standard of measurement, the amount of intellectual property created AND the number of those living solely off the profits of their creative efforts is greater now under copyright (and other IP) enforcement regimes than ever before.</p><p></p><p>Fourth, as has been pointed out by others, this person didn't engage in any honorable behavior: the author lied about the origins of certain elements in the works in question, and threatened leal action against those who questioned the explanations given. This was no Robin Hood, this was an unrepentant thief.</p><p></p><p>Fifth, certain elements of the "Free Culture" movement- like the Creative Commons- foster the sharing of ideas in a way that is entirely consistent with the scope of existing Copyright law...namely, with conditions specified by the creators of the IP. The existing IP regime is merely the default- any IP creator is within their rights to modify the conditions of use to foster the sharing or that IP more freely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6145377, member: 19675"] US entertainment lawyer- and creator of intellectual property- here. First of all, the motivation to increase copyright duration bean with private copyright holders and their successors in interest- usually families. You complain that the families contributed nothing. People who found companies can pass along ownership of what they have brought to the world to whomever they want, regardless of their contributions to society. Why do you think there should be a different rule for those who write books, paint, create music, etc.? Second, the duration of 120 years applies ONLY to works of corporate origins. Third, by any standard of measurement, the amount of intellectual property created AND the number of those living solely off the profits of their creative efforts is greater now under copyright (and other IP) enforcement regimes than ever before. Fourth, as has been pointed out by others, this person didn't engage in any honorable behavior: the author lied about the origins of certain elements in the works in question, and threatened leal action against those who questioned the explanations given. This was no Robin Hood, this was an unrepentant thief. Fifth, certain elements of the "Free Culture" movement- like the Creative Commons- foster the sharing of ideas in a way that is entirely consistent with the scope of existing Copyright law...namely, with conditions specified by the creators of the IP. The existing IP regime is merely the default- any IP creator is within their rights to modify the conditions of use to foster the sharing or that IP more freely. [/QUOTE]
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