Re: [dvd-discuss] Eldred Amicus

["Michael A Rolenz" <Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org>]

I should rephrase that. the MAXIMUM term for a copyrightable work should 
be somewhere between 28 and 50 yrs. I've argued previously that a uniform 
term for copyright is not desireable and that the terms should reflect the 
actual usable lifetime.  I think  Ernest Miller is correct that the 
confusion between copyright protection and copy protection is a large part 
fo the problem with the system today. For example,  executable code does 
not deserve copyright protection but copy protection (of 5-10 yrs). ..

Actually, there is considerable amount of music and films that are older 
than 15 or even 28yrs that people do indeed watch. Casablanca is a steady 
seller. So is GWTW and don't forget Disney cartoons (the REAL Disney 
cartoons that Walt Disney made or supervised..not the pablum with the 
Disney label produced today). Same too for music




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>From: "Michael A Rolenz" <Michael.A.Rolenz@aero.org>
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>Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Eldred Amicus
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 14:05:25 -0700
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>Somwhere between 28 and
>50 yrs seems to be a good one.
>
I disagree, one of the arguments in eldred is that congress is not allowed 

to set lenghty terms if that is only good for some categories of works, 
Most works don't need 28-50 years...

newspapers : max 5 days
magazines : 1-2 years
computer games : 5 years
computer software : 5-10 years
movies 5-10 maybe 15 years
music 5-10 maybe 15 years

just ask yourself, how many movies older than 15 years do you watch, there 

may be some, but the select few that still make some money out of it, 
can't 
possibly justify such a lenghty term...

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