EFF: A broadcast flag update

EFF: A broadcast flag update

Posted Sep 28, 2005 22:44 UTC (Wed) by zotz (guest, #26117)
In reply to: EFF: A broadcast flag update by rknop
Parent article: EFF: A broadcast flag update

"Once upon a time, copyright worked something like the way you describe. It was by default public domain. It was also shorter."

I know, but what I am calling for is something that, given the current situation is in fact better for freedom lovers and worse for the non-freedom loving big boys.

It gives freedom lovers the possibility of a large pool of re-useable works while preventing the use by those who do not wish to share.

I know their first impulse will be to object, but will they? Will objecting paint them in such a bad light that they will feel compelled to let such a law pass? I think it could be worth the push.

"At the moment, though, if we're going to be realistic, any kind of copyright term reduction is tilting at MAJOR windmills."

I am not calling in this instance for copyright TERM reductions. In fact, getting this passed may get them calling for term reductions themselves. (I have some other thoughts along these lines as well. Any other ideas on changes to the laws that will have the big boys calling for shorter copyright terms?)

So, what do we want the defaults to be?

all the best,

drew
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