askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long *should* the ideal term of copyright be?

https://beehaw.org/post/753044

askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long *should* the ideal term of copyright be? - Beehaw

a perennial favorite topic of debate. sound off in the replies.

A flat 20 years for everything. Individuals, companies, patents, trademarks, everything.

Trademarks? Why...? All trademarks do is ensure consumers know who made a given product.

If I make cola, even if it's the same as Coca-Cola, shouldn't consumers be able to differentiate between my cola and Coca-Cola's cola?