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The Next Characters to Enter the Public Domain (www.visualcapitalist.com)
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[-] RustyWizard@programming.dev 109 points 4 months ago

Copyright terms are so fucking stupid. Imagine getting into trouble for using Popeye. Make it the same as a patent duration and be done with it.

[-] Blaze@reddthat.com 55 points 4 months ago

You can really see how invested the copyright owners were to get such long durations.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago

"I'm not saying that's how it should be. I'm saying that's how it is."

- Tom Scott, 2020

YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is. (43 minutes long, but worth a watch)

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