<>What I would object to is an estate holding a copyright indefinitely past the creator's lifetime, as corporations like Disney would prefer.
Yes. I would actually prefer to see copyright limited to creator's-lifetime plus, say, 50 years (it's 75 now). That seems to me sufficient time for the spouse and kids to mine the artist's work. But I really think that anything printed more than a hundred years ago should move into the public domain.
Neil's story is getting a lot of buzz. It's very good--it's Neil, after all--but I think I figured out the twist a little too soon to really get the proper effect. I'm still working my way through the book slowly.
And media-based fanfic, or vids (I've seen some of yours, by the way, and they're very good), or other fan endeavors--I don't see that it hurts anybody. If anything, it may drum up interest for lesser-known properties, or keep them alive past their normal expiration date.
Our legends and archetypes play out in the popular media rather than in ballads and tales. It's a long-standing tradition to engage other work in dialogue. I'd go so far as to say it's part of how the brain thinks, actually.
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Date: 2004-04-04 08:04 pm (UTC)Yes. I would actually prefer to see copyright limited to creator's-lifetime plus, say, 50 years (it's 75 now). That seems to me sufficient time for the spouse and kids to mine the artist's work. But I really think that anything printed more than a hundred years ago should move into the public domain.
Neil's story is getting a lot of buzz. It's very good--it's Neil, after all--but I think I figured out the twist a little too soon to really get the proper effect. I'm still working my way through the book slowly.
And media-based fanfic, or vids (I've seen some of yours, by the way, and they're very good), or other fan endeavors--I don't see that it hurts anybody. If anything, it may drum up interest for lesser-known properties, or keep them alive past their normal expiration date.
Our legends and archetypes play out in the popular media rather than in ballads and tales. It's a long-standing tradition to engage other work in dialogue. I'd go so far as to say it's part of how the brain thinks, actually.