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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[-] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I am all for a period of time, I do not think it should be at the death of the artist but a set time from creation date. Say 10-15 years, gives the artist time to make their money, while not locking the creativity behind money.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I think we should use the same length as a utility patent, 20 years in the US.

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