http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-balancing-act-of-copyright-reform/ CPSC 182 at Yale College Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-balancing-act-of-copyright-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Bonanza C Fri, 08 May 2009 19:26:46 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=603#comment-1915 I think if you view copyright as a way to incentivize authors to make creative works, then it's hard to justify copyrights with such a long duration, even if there is value after 120 years. Whether the value of their creative work is preserved after, say 70 years, will not deter one from making a creative work. I think if you view copyright as a way to incentivize authors to make creative works, then it’s hard to justify copyrights with such a long duration, even if there is value after 120 years. Whether the value of their creative work is preserved after, say 70 years, will not deter one from making a creative work.

]]> http://ipinthedigitalage.com/the-balancing-act-of-copyright-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Danny Silverman Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:30:53 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=603#comment-1610 Do you think "iconic works" like Mickey Mouse that "may have some commercial value that long after their initial creation" should be allowed to bask their copyright protection forever? Do you think “iconic works” like Mickey Mouse that “may have some commercial value that long after their initial creation” should be allowed to bask their copyright protection forever?

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