tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268735320691745199.post6080654855945878069..comments2023-05-01T13:16:46.939+01:00Comments on The OpenSkills Sett: In my lifetimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268735320691745199.post-37105180554716531152008-02-15T22:07:00.000+00:002008-02-15T22:07:00.000+00:00Reinout,I'd sign up for your proposal. Time would...Reinout,<BR/><BR/>I'd sign up for your proposal. Time would tell if any tweaks were needed.<BR/><BR/>The important first steps IMO are:<BR/><BR/>o Make the goals of copyright law clear (i.e. encourage creativity)<BR/><BR/>o Pick a reasonable term (i.e. 30 years or less)Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490579864554146348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268735320691745199.post-76855822362393489482008-02-15T20:07:00.000+00:002008-02-15T20:07:00.000+00:00Funny, when I contemplated what a good copyright t...Funny, when I contemplated what a good copyright term for composers would be I came to the conclusion that would be about 20-30 years. Seems we're pretty close on that one.<BR/><BR/>I haven't reached a firm conclusion regarding recordings of performances though, currently I'm leaning towards the following:<BR/><BR/>The copyright of such a recording should lay with the person or entity that does the actual recording but the right to publish it should be dependent on a (one-shot) permission by the performers. This way the performers can decide for themselves whether they want a lump sum or a part of the revenue (or whatever other construct - that's free market forces at work). A 25 year copyright protection for the entity doing the recording sounds reasonable to me as well.<BR/><BR/>Light operators and such can negotiate with the performers for a stake in the recordings, again: free market forces will shape the way this goes.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com