minus-squaregraphene@sopuli.xyztoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•If copyright on a work expired immediately after death, would be that a bad or good idea?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-212 days agoI would shorten the initial term to 15 years instead but keep everything else the same, if the author can’t be bothered to even file for an extension then they probably aren’t earning money from the thing anyway. See below for why 15. linkfedilink
minus-squaregraphene@sopuli.xyztoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you feel sad for people born today?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoMaybe not societal collapses but costly upheavals certainly. linkfedilink
I would shorten the initial term to 15 years instead but keep everything else the same, if the author can’t be bothered to even file for an extension then they probably aren’t earning money from the thing anyway. See below for why 15.