Ayiekie Wrote:I think that their desires supersede those of the public, who did nothing to earn the right to do what they want with the work. And no, since I specifically said "life plus a certain amount of years to provide for children", that does not form a basis for copyright to be extended indefinitely.
I have a lot of issues with your post, but lets break it down bit by bit.
1) right to make a derivative work.
Why does Artist A have a right to Artist B work if Artists B work was based on it? That is the most natural way for humans to make stories, as an example I'll cite the Arthurian legends and fanfiction.net. The restriction on derivative works is a big problem for the way art has been practiced for most of human history. This is one of my main sticking point with current copyright law.
2) Why should the artist be granted a non economicaly optimal copyright length?
Copyright terms are set by public policy, What criteria would you use aside from being economicaly optimal (ie the benefit to the entire soceity is maximized) for public policy and why? Is it restricted to just copyright terms
3) why only for creative works?
Why do scientists not get paid for their discoveries until well after their death. few people have done as much for the human race as Newton or Pastuer, and yet they don't get a ton of money for their discoveries. Why is it that if Bill gates sells his share in Microsoft his children won't get a share of the profits? It is afterall his lifes work so by your logic they are entiteled to a share.
4) Having works based on the lifetime of the author is unfair.
Someone old and or sick would be at a disadvantage over someone young and healthy because the copyright term would be expected to be much longer for the young person. The shorter the time after death copyright lasts the more pronounced the effect is. But how is that good public policy? What is wrong with a fixed term?
5) Why only their children?
Why not the great grandchildren, for 7 generations? why just children, and what if the artist doesn't have children. Why does the lifetime of the children not matter? What did the children do to deserve to leach of the work of their parent until long after they are dead?
6) why only life + 25 years?
Why 25 and not 20? or 30? or 5? or 500?
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