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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 months agoExactly. Copyright should be nullified if there’s no longer first party sales. We should also go back to the original copyright duration: 14 years with an optional, one-time extension for an additional 14 years.
minus-squarealiteral@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 months agoIf something does not sell anymore, automatically should go public domain or open source. Games, for example.
Exactly. Copyright should be nullified if there’s no longer first party sales.
We should also go back to the original copyright duration: 14 years with an optional, one-time extension for an additional 14 years.
If something does not sell anymore, automatically should go public domain or open source. Games, for example.