> Copyright should end soon enough for public adoption of a work to still be culturally significant, even if that interferes with its market viability.
Why? That notion is not part of the current reasoning behind copyright, and I don’t buy that it should be. Feel free to make a case for it.
It seems like this idea could backfire dramatically in today’s fast-paced meme-based globally connected environment. It could be used to argue that copyrights should end the moment something becomes popular, which would undermine both the economic protection for the author, as well as the greater social good force to incentivize creating new and culturally relevant work. It could lead to the opposite of what you say you want, it could lead to lower overall cultural value.
Why? That notion is not part of the current reasoning behind copyright, and I don’t buy that it should be. Feel free to make a case for it.
It seems like this idea could backfire dramatically in today’s fast-paced meme-based globally connected environment. It could be used to argue that copyrights should end the moment something becomes popular, which would undermine both the economic protection for the author, as well as the greater social good force to incentivize creating new and culturally relevant work. It could lead to the opposite of what you say you want, it could lead to lower overall cultural value.