alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoaskBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be?message-squaremessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1203arrow-down1message-squareaskBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be?alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Chat@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square187fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenekohime@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI really don’t think you should have dibs for 20 years on an idea. That’s absurd. I’m willing to let copyright slide (for a much smaller amount of time than it is now.), but not patents.
minus-square👁️🫦👁️@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAgree to disagree I guess. I think protecting ideas is an important safeguard that encourages people to take the risk of investing in research.
I really don’t think you should have dibs for 20 years on an idea. That’s absurd.
I’m willing to let copyright slide (for a much smaller amount of time than it is now.), but not patents.
Agree to disagree I guess. I think protecting ideas is an important safeguard that encourages people to take the risk of investing in research.