tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post3001523919407960159..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Talking Copyright: Is There A Case For Copyright Term Reduction? June 19, 6-9pmMarie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-20349687953850741672015-06-20T06:50:01.094+01:002015-06-20T06:50:01.094+01:00Niccole
When life expectancies in London were abo... Niccole <br />When life expectancies in London were about 50 years (or less), life plus 70 made some sense, but these days it does not make much sense. Given that child prodigies are rare (outside Maths and to some degree music)- most 'things' are published when their author is at least 20 + years old , then surely 60 years from publication date should be a, maximum, for the length of the term of copyright? john r walkerhttp://johnrwalker.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-20429306378349551672015-06-19T04:12:36.423+01:002015-06-19T04:12:36.423+01:00 I do and do not agree with the Green Party, that ... I do and do not agree with the Green Party, that the term should be reduced back to 14 years after death. 14 years is a long time to maintain a copyright especially after passing, but for works of art we want to make sure we are giving that artist the respect that they earned. With our laws sometimes it is hard for the family to receive their royalties right away. At 70 years that it is at now, I feel is too long and needs to be somewhere in between. When the term is to long it does hinder creativity and needs to be released so that it free to the public. With the term being so long it amplifies the number of people that are copying and illegal downloading the artist’s content. “In its ongoing battle against illegal music downloading , the entertainment industry relentlessly lobbies for more stringent laws intended to stop(or at least slow down) widespread distribution of music and video files on the Internet via peer-to-peer” (Ess.2014). We want to make sure we are being ethical and showing respect, but I get why the Green party wants to reduce the 70 year term. <br /><br />Niccole Henderson <br />Drury University <br /><br />Ess, C. (2014). Copying and Distributing via Digital Media. In Digital media ethics (Second ed., p. 91).<br />Niccole Hendersonnoreply@blogger.com