Forum - View topicNEWS: Japan Aims to Extend Copyright Until 70 Years After Author's Passing
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yurihellsing
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#1 If it's going to be only $10 then it's a price worth paying for a permission slip. Which will make it easier to a quire funds for any sort of remastering project. Not sure the likes of kickstarter will be as effective then as it is now. #2 this can happen anyway just the main point is that they can not use it to make money that's all. |
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Kadmos1
Posts: 13540 Location: In Phoenix but has an 85308 ZIP |
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All rants about copyright extensions are essentially shut down when people frequent fan translations sites (I do). That said, there is copyright restoration to worry about and trademarks (names, words, and sounds) that further impede the public domain.
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yurihellsing
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In the regards to fan translations some of us feel we have little or no choice due to regional restrictions and companies making a mess of the release. Also I feel I pay more than my fair share via the 2nd market. Infact would not be surprised if more of my money get's to the creators that way than someone buying a Manga/BDs locally or subscribing to a streaming service. |
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HeeroTX
Posts: 2046 Location: Austin, TX |
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NOPE, Disney for sure has shut down fan items that were not money related. If you control the copyright, you CAN do that, it's just rarely worth the effort if there's no money involved. |
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yurihellsing
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But that's what Disney does but then again who is it that owns the copyrights then if it's the author or their descendants then they're less likely to act on anything. But if Disney owns them then they own them for as long as Disney operates there for much much longer than 70 years. |
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HeeroTX
Posts: 2046 Location: Austin, TX |
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Copyrights are often bought out by corporations, witness the convoluted history of publishing rights to the Beatles songs: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7662519/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership (As noted at the bottom re: John Lennon, the 70 year (for now) window still applies after death of the author/artist it's just that a company owns it for that span. So it's not "death of the company", it's still "death of an individual", it just isn't owned by that individual (or his family) Things get more complicated on what is basically a "work for hire" (like a movie) which has many moving parts instead of one creator) |
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catstigereye
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Let see 70 years or two life times. Meaning it’s pointless!
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Kadmos1
Posts: 13540 Location: In Phoenix but has an 85308 ZIP |
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The Berne Convention min. length for most works is Life+50. However, various copyright maximalist groups love to lobby their governments for longer terms. The absolute worst is Mexico as they have Life+100 but supposedly that doesn't count retroactively. Going with my previous posts, I at least recognize my hypocrisy whereas the House of Mouse doesn't like to say "it's time this work goes into the public domain".
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