Should IP enter the public domain? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm speaking of creative works in particular. I'm generally in favor of the media entering the public domain when the artist dies, but when something enters the public decay, shit gets weird. Having Spongebob as IP keeps him on rails for who he is as a character. Change that, Spongebob as a character is changed by the public that could make the original unrecognizable. What's the line when a derivative work becomes it's own IP? What do you think?

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[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, it should. Artists should be able to live without justifying their existence to the economy, everyone should... And then they could make money on their creations, and if someone came along who could use their characters better, then oh well... They still get to eat. But the original creator is usually be better at making their OC... And companies are the ones who usually hold the copyright even if a single employee made it

So fuck it, I'd rather make sure everyone can eat and have a home first, but if we did it in the opposite order the damage would be minimal to individual artists

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