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You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain. Aeryn Send a noteboard - 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM
Otherwise, they'd be sued out of existence.

The purpose of copyright protection laws is to allow inventors/creators to profit from their creation, and thus to encourage creativity. But if the protection extends past a reasonable timeframe, it does the opposite. There's no reason to extend copyright protection past an inventor's lifetime.

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Why Johnny Can't Read Any New Public Domain Books In The US: Because Nothing New Entered The P.D. Great Lord of Chaos - 03/01/2012 11:33:34 PM 2102 Views
I find it difficult to see this as stealing rights from the public. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 11:15:35 AM 1209 Views
Are you arguing for illegal use of legally protected works? Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:34:18 PM 1170 Views
No. I'm saying that keeping works in copyright doesn't stop them from being read, watched, etc. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 10:24:50 PM 1120 Views
That's not the point, though. Macharius - 05/01/2012 01:05:17 PM 1195 Views
???? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:22:58 PM 1155 Views
Re: ???? Macharius - 05/01/2012 04:04:21 PM 1195 Views
That isn't inspiration that wanting to use the popularity of the original to promote your work random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:04:25 PM 1165 Views
not to mention public libraries *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2012 03:21:04 PM 618 Views
Blame Disney. *NM* Vivien - 04/01/2012 05:48:00 PM 778 Views
I don't get it. Palatine - 04/01/2012 05:51:19 PM 1471 Views
You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain. Aeryn - 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM 1252 Views
Parody is actually covered by the legal definition of fair use so doesn't break copyright. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 10:28:08 PM 1221 Views
I'm fairly sure the Jane Austen parodies do in fact use actual paragraphs... no? *NM* Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:31:32 PM 668 Views
The zombies one doesn't precisely. It's somewhat modernised. I've not read the others. Rebekah - 04/01/2012 10:32:59 PM 1153 Views
Precisely the point. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:45:01 PM 1127 Views
Yes, they take tons of text from actual books. Contrast this with Ms. Rowling's reaction. *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:01:46 PM 533 Views
If there's zero chance of needing a lawyer at some point, it's way more likely to actually happen. Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:43:23 PM 1233 Views
Regarding quotes or poem lines, they ask permission for those. Legolas - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1082 Views
Answering you specifically Palatine - 05/01/2012 04:57:33 PM 1145 Views
But that doesn't make sense. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:18:08 PM 1359 Views
Here's the gist of it. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:18:29 PM 1178 Views
Patents and copyrights aren't meant to last forever (shouldn't, anyway) Vivien - 04/01/2012 10:33:30 PM 1237 Views
I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Palatine - 05/01/2012 05:01:05 PM 1112 Views
Copyrights stifle creativity. Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM 1213 Views
Re: Copyrights stifle creativity. Palatine - 06/01/2012 04:39:24 PM 1623 Views
Re: I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though. Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:47:50 AM 1116 Views
Why. Palatine - 06/01/2012 05:05:20 PM 1787 Views
That is a very confusing article. Legolas - 04/01/2012 10:19:22 PM 1282 Views
Works published between 1923 and 1978 are different Larry - 04/01/2012 10:25:16 PM 1212 Views
Do you think it is right that Disney can protect its movies? random thoughts - 05/01/2012 05:29:08 PM 1138 Views
Ok, what has movies Disney done lately that were on par with its classics? *NM* Aeryn - 05/01/2012 07:44:20 PM 510 Views
And speaking of Disney's classics... ranagrande - 05/01/2012 10:06:16 PM 1283 Views
Until Disney discovered and copyrighted them, they obviouslty didn't exist. *NM* Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:58:55 AM 548 Views
Except of course they haven't copyrighted them... DomA - 06/01/2012 01:53:01 AM 1106 Views
nice theory but you can make a Little Mermaid movie if you want random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:48:47 PM 1176 Views
OK why is that even a point of argument? random thoughts - 06/01/2012 02:42:47 PM 1134 Views
No incentive to make great new works if they can just keep re-releasing Lion King in 3D *NM* Aeryn - 06/01/2012 09:45:38 PM 630 Views
I'm a lot older than your five year old, but I'm not sure I disagree Tangled is better. Legolas - 06/01/2012 11:12:32 PM 1172 Views
Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* Larry - 05/01/2012 07:57:38 PM 1312 Views
Do you really want corporations to be immortal? Vivien - 06/01/2012 12:50:11 AM 1198 Views
In a sense, aren't they already? Larry - 06/01/2012 02:42:53 AM 1267 Views
Re: Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug* DomA - 06/01/2012 01:18:04 AM 1203 Views
It's a thorny issue and I largely agree with you Larry - 06/01/2012 02:50:24 AM 1219 Views
Huh... apparently, Mickey Mouse is already Public Domain anyway ranagrande - 06/01/2012 07:30:36 AM 1393 Views
Can you back that up? Vivien - 06/01/2012 04:17:35 AM 1321 Views
Re: Can you back that up? DomA - 06/01/2012 06:02:01 PM 1088 Views
Artist/Singers used to *always* be on tour in order to make a living. Vivien - 06/01/2012 09:34:44 PM 1399 Views
Re: the piracy issues ranagrande - 06/01/2012 06:30:46 AM 1329 Views
Book piracy Vivien - 06/01/2012 05:21:40 PM 1403 Views
corporations have always had rights random thoughts - 06/01/2012 04:08:12 PM 1154 Views
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