Yes, getting back to the original topic...
Very, very, very few artists make enough money from one thing to feed themselves for a year, let alone their kids and grandkids. The vast majority of writers,
for instance, have to keep day jobs even after having several books out. The same goes for musicians and actors (the average annual salary of an actor in
Canada is $10,000, and acting gives you no side benefits like dental, drug plans, et cetera).
I think that the continual extension of copyright past a person's death, largely pushed by Disney in the United States so they don't lose control of
their older properties, is wrong. The only thing it benefits is a corporation. But I also similarly believe that limiting copyright to such a short time is
also wrong. Why should an artist not receive royalties for their work for at least as long as they live, given the many, many, many downsides to pursuing an
artistic career? Moreover, anything popular will continue to be produced after copyright expires, most likely not by the original artist (who will not have the
funds unless they were already rich). Therefore, the main beneficiary will again be corporations.
Very, very, very few artists make enough money from one thing to feed themselves for a year, let alone their kids and grandkids. The vast majority of writers,
for instance, have to keep day jobs even after having several books out. The same goes for musicians and actors (the average annual salary of an actor in
Canada is $10,000, and acting gives you no side benefits like dental, drug plans, et cetera).
I think that the continual extension of copyright past a person's death, largely pushed by Disney in the United States so they don't lose control of
their older properties, is wrong. The only thing it benefits is a corporation. But I also similarly believe that limiting copyright to such a short time is
also wrong. Why should an artist not receive royalties for their work for at least as long as they live, given the many, many, many downsides to pursuing an
artistic career? Moreover, anything popular will continue to be produced after copyright expires, most likely not by the original artist (who will not have the
funds unless they were already rich). Therefore, the main beneficiary will again be corporations.