• blazera@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    obligatory copyright only exists so rich people can own more things they didnt create

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      1 year ago

      There should be a copyright system that grants copyright only to those individuals who create the thing, not the corporations that published the thing.

      I’m sure there’s someone who will point out why that is a bad idea, but collective ownership seems like it would be a better way to apply takedown notices more appropriately. A takedown order needs to be voted on by the owners of the thing being potentially infringed upon and if the majority does not think that something violates copyright, then the takedown notice will not be sent.

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          That’s patent law, which is something different entirely. Copyright only covers actual works, like books, video games, and TV shows, so there’s really no problem with patent trolls here. Patent law is a completely different set of problems.

          The real issue is the DMCA, and YouTube’s extremely loose acceptance requirements for a copyright claim. Basically, pretty much anyone can issue a copyright strike without actually providing proof that they own the work in the video, so the bar is really low.

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        IANAL but I think some of the problem is people are under the employ of said company when they create said thing and they have contracts that are setup that by default make that the company’s IP over the individual.

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        I think the only issue here is how long copyright lasts. Originally, it was much shorter:

        The length of copyright established by the Founding Fathers was 14 years, plus the ability to renew it one time, for 14 more. 40 years later, the initial term was changed to 28 years.

        And now it’s 95 years, or the life of the author + 70 years, whichever is shorter. If we went back to the original copyright duration, we probably wouldn’t have this issue, especially if the renewal required some proof of need.

        I don’t think the problem is corporations owning copyright, but how long copyright lasts.