Show threadMathiasTCK.bsky.socialSep 4, 2025
"The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act – also known as the #CopyrightTermExtensionAct, #SonnyBonoAct, or (derisively) the #MickeyMouseProtectionAct – extended #CopyrightTerms in the United States in 1998.
Walled CultureMar 4, 2023
Copyright's over-protection: research shows that, when given the choice, most authors don’t want excessively-long copyright terms - @glynmoody
#Copyright #Authors #CopyrightTerms #AccessToCulture #NYPL #InternetArchive #USCopyrightOffice
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Research shows that, when given the choice, most authors don’t want excessively-long copyright terms

<p>Last week Walled Culture mentioned the problem of orphan works. These are creations, typically books, that are still covered by copyright, but unavailable because the original publisher or distributor has gone out of business, or simply isn’t interested in keeping them in circulation. The problem is that without any obvious point of contact, it’s not …</p>

CK's Technology NewsJan 29, 2022

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#Copyright & the rise of #streaming turns 🎶 #music into assets for big corporate investors. There’s an inherent risk that this leads to more #CopyrightProtection & longer #CopyrightTerms to safeguard these investments 🐄 https://walledculture.org/how-the-financialisation-of-music-could-lead-to-demands-for-perpetual-copyright #musicians #WalledCulture

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/walledculture/status/1487455829150384130

How the financialisation of music could lead to demands for perpetual copyright

<p>Back in October, this blog noted the huge amounts of money pouring into music copyrights, largely driven by the global rise of online streaming. Since then, that trend has continued, most notably with Bruce Springsteen’s sale of his recordings and songwriting catalogue to Sony, for a rumoured $550 million. As we pointed out in the …</p>