Comments on: Copyright Extension in the U.K. http://ipinthedigitalage.com/copyright-extension-in-the-uk/ CPSC 182 at Yale College Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stuart S http://ipinthedigitalage.com/copyright-extension-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Stuart S Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:22:03 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=83#comment-721 No matter how long the copyrights are extended, we definitely won't get more Beatles songs (although if their copyrights expired we might get some creative remixes/mash-ups that would introduce their music to a new generation, increasing profits for the newer artists but also the music studios that sell their physical CDs or songs on iTunes). I think it's fascinating that the idea of a 14 year copyright, which was formulated in the 1790s, was found to be "optimal" just last year, over 200 years later, by Rufus Pollock in his Cambridge economics dissertation. The fundamental concept of copyright is to encourage innovation, not stifle it, and based on historical and current expert opinions I believe that not extending copyright will allow for just that sort of innovation. Interesting post! No matter how long the copyrights are extended, we definitely won’t get more Beatles songs (although if their copyrights expired we might get some creative remixes/mash-ups that would introduce their music to a new generation, increasing profits for the newer artists but also the music studios that sell their physical CDs or songs on iTunes).

I think it’s fascinating that the idea of a 14 year copyright, which was formulated in the 1790s, was found to be “optimal” just last year, over 200 years later, by Rufus Pollock in his Cambridge economics dissertation.

The fundamental concept of copyright is to encourage innovation, not stifle it, and based on historical and current expert opinions I believe that not extending copyright will allow for just that sort of innovation.

Interesting post!

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