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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•3 months agoSo if you want the copyright of a work to expire, you need to arrange for the death of the sole copyright holder
minus-square@Zachariahlink1•3 months agoWell, it should expire at 9 years after the work was made, but to reinforce that, it should be owned by a finite being.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•3 months agoIf that one person dies, then there’s no one with a stake in enforcing the copyright. 9 years also seems really short. There are sequels that come out far more than 9 years after the original work.
So if you want the copyright of a work to expire, you need to arrange for the death of the sole copyright holder
Well, it should expire at 9 years after the work was made, but to reinforce that, it should be owned by a finite being.
If that one person dies, then there’s no one with a stake in enforcing the copyright.
9 years also seems really short. There are sequels that come out far more than 9 years after the original work.
Sounds like motivation to get the sequel done sooner.