[ SECRET POST #4281 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4281 ⌋

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Comments

Re: How would you unfuck copyright?

[(Anonymous)]

They can have what you've earned already.

The problem is that, with the economics of creative work being what they are, that usually amounts to squadoosh.

I don't think it's unreasonable to include that as part of the just compensation for creativity, and I don't think that a comparatively short period of time after the death of the creator is an egregious obstacle to the public's right of access. You could probably talk me down a ways from 50 years, I guess.

Re: How would you unfuck copyright?

[philstar22]

I guess I'd probably be okay with 25 or 30 years. But I think public access is really important, and heirs of authors have been known to restrict access to the works of the author and make it difficult for the public to actually read them.

I also think it would depend on the genre, honestly. I'd be more comfortable with a longer copyright for fiction. I'm a firm believer, though, in public access to knowledge because an informed public makes better decisions and holds leaders accountable.

Re: How would you unfuck copyright?

[(Anonymous)]

That's a good point, something should probably be done about the hellhole that is academic publishing, but I don't know the details of that whole situation so well.

Re: How would you unfuck copyright?

[philstar22]

I don't know much either. But textbooks are ridiculously expensive. Every one of my law school textbooks was about 300. I can't imagine anyone poor being able to afford that. Leaving aside the cost of schools itself, something must be done about academic book costs. It just isn't right.