Patents expiring makes sense to me. Copyrights, much less so.
If classical opera works were copyrighted, local opera houses wouldn't be able to put on performances. A composer wouldn't be able to incorporate pieces of classical music in her work, or come up with new interpretations.
Copyrights exists so that the creator can benefit from her idea, so an incentive to create exists. But a copyright that's 60 years old isn't an incentive to create to anyone.
Why Johnny Can't Read Any New Public Domain Books In The US: Because Nothing New Entered The P.D.
- 03/01/2012 11:33:34 PM
2080 Views
I find it difficult to see this as stealing rights from the public.
- 04/01/2012 11:15:35 AM
1192 Views
Are you arguing for illegal use of legally protected works?
- 04/01/2012 09:34:18 PM
1149 Views
No. I'm saying that keeping works in copyright doesn't stop them from being read, watched, etc.
- 04/01/2012 10:24:50 PM
1100 Views
That's not the point, though.
- 05/01/2012 01:05:17 PM
1175 Views
????
- 05/01/2012 03:22:58 PM
1135 Views
Re: ????
- 05/01/2012 04:04:21 PM
1181 Views
That isn't inspiration that wanting to use the popularity of the original to promote your work
- 05/01/2012 05:04:25 PM
1146 Views
I don't get it.
- 04/01/2012 05:51:19 PM
1450 Views
You know those Jane Austen parodies? Only because Jane Austen is in the public domain.
- 04/01/2012 09:32:20 PM
1233 Views
Parody is actually covered by the legal definition of fair use so doesn't break copyright.
- 04/01/2012 10:28:08 PM
1195 Views
I'm fairly sure the Jane Austen parodies do in fact use actual paragraphs... no? *NM*
- 04/01/2012 10:31:32 PM
657 Views
The zombies one doesn't precisely. It's somewhat modernised. I've not read the others.
- 04/01/2012 10:32:59 PM
1131 Views
Yes, they take tons of text from actual books. Contrast this with Ms. Rowling's reaction. *NM*
- 05/01/2012 07:01:46 PM
525 Views
If there's zero chance of needing a lawyer at some point, it's way more likely to actually happen.
- 04/01/2012 10:43:23 PM
1212 Views
Answering you specifically
- 05/01/2012 04:57:33 PM
1127 Views
Patents and copyrights aren't meant to last forever (shouldn't, anyway)
- 04/01/2012 10:33:30 PM
1213 Views
I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though.
- 05/01/2012 05:01:05 PM
1093 Views
Copyrights stifle creativity.
- 05/01/2012 07:48:08 PM
1193 Views
Re: I know they aren't. I don't necessarily agree that they shouldn't though.
- 06/01/2012 12:47:50 AM
1100 Views
That is a very confusing article.
- 04/01/2012 10:19:22 PM
1259 Views
Works published between 1923 and 1978 are different
- 04/01/2012 10:25:16 PM
1189 Views
Do you think it is right that Disney can protect its movies?
- 05/01/2012 05:29:08 PM
1118 Views
Ok, what has movies Disney done lately that were on par with its classics? *NM*
- 05/01/2012 07:44:20 PM
501 Views
And speaking of Disney's classics...
- 05/01/2012 10:06:16 PM
1263 Views
Until Disney discovered and copyrighted them, they obviouslty didn't exist. *NM*
- 06/01/2012 12:58:55 AM
537 Views
OK why is that even a point of argument?
- 06/01/2012 02:42:47 PM
1115 Views
No incentive to make great new works if they can just keep re-releasing Lion King in 3D *NM*
- 06/01/2012 09:45:38 PM
617 Views
I'm a lot older than your five year old, but I'm not sure I disagree Tangled is better.
- 06/01/2012 11:12:32 PM
1151 Views
Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug*
- 05/01/2012 07:57:38 PM
1289 Views
Re: Well, if corporations are now people, then maybe their copyright could be different? *shrug*
- 06/01/2012 01:18:04 AM
1178 Views
Can you back that up?
- 06/01/2012 04:17:35 AM
1298 Views
Re: Can you back that up?
- 06/01/2012 06:02:01 PM
1071 Views
Artist/Singers used to *always* be on tour in order to make a living.
- 06/01/2012 09:34:44 PM
1382 Views