Re: Re: Old DOS BBS Programs
By: MRO to Tracker1 on Wed Jun 22 2022 03:26 am
>> 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.
MR> i'm sure this would give disney a huge erection.
Dunno, Disney's last payment would have had to have been $655 Million for Micke
y Mouse's copyright with those figures. Next year they'd owe $1.3 billion.
that $1.3 billion figure is nearly 2% of their 2021 net revenue, and over 5% of
their gross profits.
and that's JUST for Mickey Mouse. each work (short/movie/tv episode/book/comic)
requires its own copyright.
For instance, Winnie the Pooh is now public domain. However, Tigger is not unti
l Jan 1, 2024 (the same time Mickey Mouse's copyright expires) since he didn't a
ppear in a book until 1928.
Disney would hate this. It would likely bankrupt them to hold on to character co
pyrights for more than 50 years (around $10 million).
Comic book copyrights would also be a nightmare. Each "first appearance" comic
would need to have its copright extended. While DC is owned by Warner Bros. and
Marvel is owned by Disney, There are tons of smaller and independant comic publi
shers out there.
For example, Todd McFarlane created Spawn in 1992. This year, he would have had
to pay $40,000 to maintain the copyright, still a managable amount, but each ver
sion of the character, and each supporting character that was introduced in subs
equent books over the next few year would require its own copyright. Not to ment
ion characters that were co-created, do the co-creators split the fees?
It sounds like a nightmare.
DaiTengu
... Beat inflation - steal!
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