Reply #70: YOU are still using the copyright, and my argument does not apply to you. [View All]

[Occulus]

MY argument here specifically concerns books and other materials which are NOT rereleased, but instead sit in the inventory, simply because they are part of the inventory. Also, under what I would *like* to see regarding copyright law, you STILL would not be affected unless you initially wrote, copyrighted, and sold your work more than thirty years ago.

MY plan for copyright givfes you ample time to make your buck. I'm talking about copyrights which are renewed for years and years and years and never exercised, which you obviously did do.

The argument I'm putting forth would not apply to you UNLESS you let your copyright lapse, renewed but unused. After a set time, the copyright laws I would *like* to see in place would indeed mandate that the intellectual property no longer belongs to you, but not until that set time, and it sounds as if, as things stand today, you would not have done so even under my plan for copyright law.

Basically, I thought is, after a single generation, your copyright should run out and be impossible to renew. I feel that is more than enough time for you as a content creator to realize the full financial potential of your creation. After that, the law should mandate that you get the hell out of the way and let the public enjoy it, free.

Sorry if that bothers you. Too damn bad. The public domain must posess your works eventually- whether you like it or not.