I think copyright should last 50 years from the date of creation, period. That's plenty of time for an author to enjoy the benefits of exclusive rights. It also covers their family, if the author dies prematurely.
Current copyright laws allow corporations to have exclusive rights to creative works that they had no hand in creating.
I think copyright should last 50 years from the date of creation, period. That's plenty of time for an author to enjoy the benefits of exclusive rights. It also covers their family, if the author dies prematurely.
Current copyright laws allow corporations to have exclusive rights to creative works that they had no hand in creating.