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Topic	Why do copyrights need to be extended after the death of the creator?
DevsBro 11/20/18 12:07:21 PM #38:	One reason is so that the copyright holder can prepare for the expiration. Imagine if Walt Disney had gotten hit by a bus. The company would have been screwed. But since his death, they've had lots of time to work on other new stuff that can continue to carry the company when (if?) Mickey goes Public Domain. Plus, it's not as much a triviality as you think. Copyright applies to much more than media. For example, ARM, one of the biggest microcontroller companies in the world, doesn't manufacture anything. They license out the design as IP to Phillips or Nintendo or whoever so they can manufacture the processors as part of a larger design. Another company that would be screwed upon the wrong person's unexpected death. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:912738416] in Why do cop... [t:77217489]...</cite> <quote>One reason is so that the copyright holder can prepare for the expiration. Imagine if Walt Disney had gotten hit by a bus. The company would have been screwed. But since his death, they've had lots of time to work on other new stuff that can continue to carry the company when (if?) Mickey goes Public Domain. Plus, it's not as much a triviality as you think. Copyright applies to much more than media. For example, ARM, one of the biggest microcontroller companies in the world, doesn't manufacture anything. They license out the design as IP to Phillips or Nintendo or whoever so they can manufacture the processors as part of a larger design. Another company that would be screwed upon the wrong person's unexpected death. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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