Re: Re: Old DOS BBS Programs
By: Tracker1 to DaiTengu on Tue Jun 21 2022 02:15 pm
> On 6/15/22 06:14, DaiTengu wrote:
> > If I was to advocate for anything, it'd be a much shorter duration for the
> > expiration of software copyrights than the current "author's life
> > + 70 years"
> Don't remember where I first read it, but someone had the idea of
> allowing copyright to never expire... Basically, you get the first 15
> years free (original term, but no cost, by default like now)... but to
> get any more, you pay $xx at 15 years, and it doubles every N years.
> So if it's worth you to keep paying a doubling amount (potentially
> millions a year), then it's probably okay to keep it under copyright.
> So, say Free 0-15
> Then $10k after 15 years...
> Then double every 5 years.
> After 65 years, registration would be ~$10m... a few more decades and it
> becomes cost prohibitive.
i'm sure this would give disney a huge erection.
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