Re: Copyright Expiration ?

--- In [email protected], joseph h <joe9438@...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> On 01/08/2012 2:35 AM, Dave wrote:
> >
> > I don't know if I'm beating a dead horse - But has there been any 
> > consideration given to having copyrights expire if a printed work has 
> > been out of print or unused for a prolonged period (perhaps 40 years) 
> > and if the owner(s) do not renew their rights?
> >
> > I specified printed works to exclude art, ephemera and ebooks since 
> > their values and characteristics are very different.
> >
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I have no idea where you have gained your information, but you need to 
> seriously update yourself about copyright.
> 
> Copyright is automatic, and is owned by the creator of a unique work. 
>  From the form of your question I assume you are in the US, since no 
> other country has had a renewal process for over 150 years. In the US 
> now, as in almost every other country, copyright lasts for the life of 
> the creator plus 70 years.  Protection of copyright tends to be 
> vigorously pursued and discussed over published works [print and 
> digital], but the protection exists for all original works from the 
> moment of creation. All creative areas together enjoy the umbrella term 
> Intellectual Property.
> 
> And yes, there are many vigorous arguments about what copyright term and 
> management might be changed to, but the current law is the one that 
> operates at the moment.
> 
> Joseph Harris
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>I have some general knowledge of the current US copyright law. I was asking about potential changes to the law. If one limits the period during which rights are protected one must provide a renewal mechanism or, among others, you will have some extremely irate corporations who own own fallow copyrights that they might want to reuse.   




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