Copyright

[lynxreign]

I think copyright law in the US is currently fucked up. There's no reason copyright should extend beyond the creator's death and in many cases even that is too long.

Congress is currently considernig a bill called the Orphaned Works bill. While they should be applauded for doing something about the ridiculous amount of protection given, why not just actually reform copyright law instead of adding external measures that will make interpretation moer confusing? I'd think they'd want to rebuild copyright entirely instead of knocking down one wall and putting up a decorative divider.

Comments

[kaisilverwolf.livejournal.com]

rebuild copyright entirely instead of knocking down one wall and putting up a decorative divider.

HAHAHAAAAAAHA. This is SO typical. I deal with this shit every day.

[lynxreign.livejournal.com]

With copyright or with building?

Do you agree with what I'm saying or is that what you're laughing at?

[kaisilverwolf.livejournal.com]

with everything, it's just the attitude.

I understand what you're saying, and i agree to a point, though i would like the copyrights to last longer than you would, i suspect. Regardless, what amused me was the way you put it, which was very accurate and I could totally hear some AF guy justifying to me that they needed to make the rooms twice as big (for officers) so they tore down a wall and constructed a decorative divider instead. *facepalm*

It's just so typical.