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Richard M Stallman wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:E1LGYC4-000898-8H@fencepost.gnu.org" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">This means that the problem would be corrected over a period of 150 years.</pre>
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Wrong. As for works created prior to the change -of the legal
framework- material rights would last 70 years after the author's
death, and as supposedly there is a mean expectancy of life of 80
years, for the very works; and 50 years after publishing for concrete
editions:<br>
<br>
- <b>all editions</b> would enter public domain in <b>50 years or less</b>
(i.e., you would be, you already are able to broadcast the first Elvis
hits in the very London's Piccadilly Circus, and show <a
href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/"><i>Stalag 17</i></a> in
theatres for free; both things without needing authorisation)<br>
- for works of <b>already dead authors</b>, it would be a <b>few
decades</b><br>
- for works of <b>living yet old authors</b> -namely, Paul McCartney,
Michael Jackson, David Bowie, etc-, it would be <b>less than a century</b><br>
- for works of <b>the rest of authors</b>, and just in case they
wouldn't change their works licenses -I bet many, even if not most,
would-, <b>less than 120 years</b> (if we talk about <a
href="http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=d2sun973nfY&feature=related"><i>Dance
Chiki Chiki</i></a> and simmilar, I can wait 240 years or even more :-D)<br>
- until each deadline is reached, I would have enough with works
created after the change -and copylefted or public domain works created
prior to the change-; as we see, and just in case that some authors
doesn't decide themselves to adapt their older works to the new legal
framework, there would be the need of a long waiting only for newer
works.<br>
<br>
Thus, I don't know where do you take that 150-year hyperbole. The
problem, the true problem, is in my viewpoint the legal framework, thus<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:E1LGYC4-000898-8H@fencepost.gnu.org" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">It is also politically self-defeating.</pre>
</blockquote>
it is not in my opinion self-defeating, but, <b>if we truly achieve
the change we aim to </b>-the reduction in term & scope of
material rights plus other modifications-<b> it would be victorious</b>.
Regards,<br>
<br>
<br>
Carlos Ayala<br>
<br>
Partido Pirata National Board's Chairman<br>
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