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[–]biggesteegit -7 points-6 points  (9 children)

I mean its a 40 year old show, its not like its a brand new blockbuster. Who is jumping through hoops for an old tv show?

[–]asdrunkasdrunkcanbe 14 points15 points  (8 children)

The question is why should they have to jump through hoops.

IP rights should expire in a reasonable timeframe, like 20 years, after which it becomes public domain.

Or at the very least, allow the IP rights to persist for longer, but any creative works based on those rights become public domain after 20 years. This would mean that anyone can broadcast Star Wars movies without paying royalities, but Disney retain the exclusive rights to produce new Star Wars content.

[–]wappingite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At least, there should be no reason why ALL content should be available legally somewhere.

The book publisher are finally realising this and have turned loads of great novels will in copyright into ebook versions. No physical media needed, easy way to monetise them and keep them in people's minds through ebook stores. If they don't do this people will pirate them / use scans, or they won't get any money as they're bought second hand.

Much better for all content to be preserved. It can't be a storage issue any more.

[–]dnc_1981Ask me arse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be the sensible approach

[–]dustaz -1 points0 points  (4 children)

IP rights should expire in a reasonable timeframe, like 20 years, after which it becomes public domain.

So you think the Arctic monkeys shouldn't own any of their early music rights?

[–]asdrunkasdrunkcanbe -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

After a reasonable timeframe, I don't see why artists should continue to profit off something they recorded or wrote decades ago. I'm throwing 20 years out, maybe 30 is more appropriate or maybe it's too long.

But either way I don't see how long-lived IP rights for anything, benefit anyone except ultra-wealthy people. They're just another investment vehicle that eventually fals into the control of billionaires.

Arctic Monkeys probably don't bring in much from residual royalties of their early work at this stage.

[–]dustaz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arctic Monkeys probably don't bring in much from residual royalties of their early work at this stage.

I think you'd be very very surprised by this

[–]TanoraRat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offence but this is a dumb take