#copyright-term — Public Fediverse posts

I get 50 years of copyright. It reasonably balances the needs of the holders with the public's desires for freedom. 70 years is the upper limit, after which arguments for a longer term start to turn specious. 95 years is plainly absurd. Let's hope the term limits never get abolished, such that everything we do gets controlled by the few holders indefinitely.

#copyright #copyrightLaw #copyrightTerm #DMCA #DRM #intellectualProperty #publicDomain

Walled Culture the book, three years on

Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) was launched just over three years ago. A few weeks afterwards, I talked with journalist and editor Maria Bustillos about the book and its background, as part of the Internet Archive’s Book Talk series. That interview has just been added to the Future Knowledge Podcast series in a shortened form, so this seems like a good moment to […]

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https://walledculture.org/walled-culture-the-book-three-years-on/

Licence to kill: Ian Fleming’s original literary works will become open for public use in most countries in 2035, as copyright expires https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/28/licence-to-kill-could-a-james-bond-horror-emerge-when-book-copyrights-expire #copyright #copyrightterm #publicdomain #jamesbond #007

Just Because Mickey Mouse Is In The Public Domain, It Doesn’t Mean The Battle To Prevent Copyright Term Extensions Is Over - Glyn Moody https://www.techdirt.com/2024/02/16/just-because-mickey-mouse-is-in-the-public-domain-it-doesnt-mean-the-battle-to-prevent-copyright-term-extensions-is-over/ #copyright #copyrightterm #publicdomain #Disney #uslaw #uspol @glynmoody

Copyright for original Mickey Mouse persona to run out 1 January 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/28/copyright-mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie #copyright #publicdomain #MickeyMouse #copyrightterm #uslaw #uspol

The #PublicDomain: a belated step forward in the 🇺🇸, two huge steps back in 🇨🇦 & 🇳🇿 with a 20-year #CopyrightTerm extension - @glynmoody

#WalledCulture - the book uncovers more #CopyrightAbsurdities:
📕 https://walledculture.org/the-book #FreeEbook

#CopyrightWeek
https://walledculture.org/public-domain-a-belated-step-forward-two-huge-steps-back/

January 1, 2023 is US Public Domain Day: US Works from 1927 are open to all! https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/ #copyright #copyrightterm #copyrightduration #publicdomain #commons #uslaw