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The Next Characters to Enter the Public Domain (www.visualcapitalist.com)
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[–] RustyWizard@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Copyright terms are so fucking stupid. Imagine getting into trouble for using Popeye. Make it the same as a patent duration and be done with it.

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can really see how invested the copyright owners were to get such long durations.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

"I'm not saying that's how it should be. I'm saying that's how it is."

- Tom Scott, 2020

YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is. (43 minutes long, but worth a watch)