[pp.int.general] 3-step usage rights / forced licensing model

[np]

Pasi Palmulehto wrote:
> Good morning.
>
> Here are some thoughts that have been circulating between myself and a
> couple of active members.
>   
Good morning Pasi.

I like the idea. It's pretty much what I would like to see after a
copyright reform. We could argue about the length of the three steps,
but the core idea is great.


> 20y - At this point the work has got enough protection for making some
> profit for the creator, or if it hasn't...it probably never will. The
> work will move into public domain (in Finland PD would still retain some
> "moral rights", most importantly one close to CC-by, or the right to be
> recognized as the original creator, which I think is good.)
>   
You should not call it public domain. For public domain stuff the "moral
rights" cannot apply by definition.

I think it's better to give it a different name and explicitly explain
that it's like public domain with the exception that the moral rights
are still in place. That does not limit anyone from using the work while
giving the authors a control against defacement during their lifetime.
Imho this is a very important thing.

Working out how the moral rights should look like in practice would be
smooth down angry authors as well. Fact is that we take away from the
authors in one way or another. Why not - in exchange - give them
something back that does not interfer with the idea of free culture.

Otherwise I'm super happy with your ideas..

Cheers,
    Nils Pipenbrinck
    Member of the PPD / Hamburg/Germany.