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Ron Obvious

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2. The indefinite extensions of copyrights have already broken half the bargain.

Reply to malthaussen (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 04:01 PM

Dec 2019

I'll be more than happy to respect copyright more if the original copyright periods (7 years with 1 optional 7 year extension) were brought back, or at least a reasonable length depending on the type of work. Most of it is sheer rent-seeking behaviour by corporations who had nothing to do with the creative aspects of the work in question either.

Screw Disney.

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It really is, right now if I chose to I could watch any movie dewsgirl Dec 2019 #1

The indefinite extensions of copyrights have already broken half the bargain. Ron Obvious Dec 2019 #2

Actually, the original copyright period in this country was 14 years, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #3

That's why I mentioned "type of work" Ron Obvious Dec 2019 #4