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askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be? (beehaw.org)
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[โ€“] sludge@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

why lifetime copyright ownership for individuals?

[โ€“] UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

Mostly, I felt it was important to discourage IP ownership by corps by making the individual term much longer. I'm open to making it shorter, but still considerably longer than that of corporations. An individual isn't going to be able to harm infringers the way that, say, Nintendo can, and does.