Subj : Re: Old DOS BBS Programs
To   : Tracker1
From : MRO
Date : Wed Jun 22 2022 03:26:20

  Re: Re: Old DOS BBS Programs
  By: Tracker1 to DaiTengu on Tue Jun 21 2022 02:15 pm

 > On 6/15/22 06:14, DaiTengu wrote:
 >
 >  > If I was to advocate for anything, it'd be a much shorter duration for
 >  > the expiration of software copyrights than the current "author's life
 >  > + 70 years"
 >
 > Don't remember where I first read it, but someone had the idea of
 > allowing copyright to never expire...  Basically, you get the first 15
 > years free (original term, but no cost, by default like now)... but to
 > get any more, you pay $xx at 15 years, and it doubles every N years.
 >
 > So if it's worth you to keep paying a doubling amount (potentially
 > millions a year), then it's probably okay to keep it under copyright.
 >
 > So, say Free 0-15
 > Then $10k after 15 years...
 > Then double every 5 years.
 >
 > After 65 years, registration would be ~$10m... a few more decades and it
 > becomes cost prohibitive.
 >

i'm sure this would give disney a huge erection.
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