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		mrob on July 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New study reveals most classic video games are una... Because it's not clear that short copyright terms are harmful. Modern copyright shouldn't make us lose sight of the goal of promoting "the Progress of Science and useful Arts". 15 years is a reasonable starting point for achieving that aim. If it's still too long it could always be further reduced later.

tptacek on July 10, 2023 [–]

You're as likely to get abolition as you are to get a 15 year copyright, which is ~1/4 what copyright was in 1909.

ncallaway on July 10, 2023 | [–]

To be fair, at the founding it was 14+14, so 15 years absolute isn’t without precedent.

But I agree about the modern political situation around copyright.

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