Law-Related Things That Suck: Copyright

Face it, copyright sucks--but only if you're someone hoping to get something for nothing. If that describes you, I guarantee this audio post won't make you feel all warm and fuzzy.

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Your mother will be so proud.

Comments

[JR]

Hilarious.

[Yeoman]

Great audio!

American copyright provisions don't really suck, they're insanse. And music is the least of it. Originally the copyright provisions were supposed to protect an author for a few years so he could make some money off his original works, thereby encouraging authors.

Starting in the mid-20th Century, the laws were changed so that by extensions, no need to give notice, etc., it is almost impossible to be sure if an American copyright ever expires. It actually causes a lot of old literary works and film to die, as there's no way anyone can ever bother with the cost of researching the old copyrights. If it was copyrighted since Woodrow Wilson, it may still be.

This is the topic of a matter pending in front of the US Supreme Court, in which a party is seeking to have US copyright provisions proclaimed unconstitutional. Let's all hope that effort succeeds.