I've never been a big fan of On the Media --they've always struck me as too wimpy for the job at hand -- but I am a big fan of Cory Doctorow and this segment is an excellent introduction to some of his most5 important ideas.
[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone interviews Cory Doctorow, journalist, activist, and the author of Red Team Blues, on his theory surrounding the slow, steady descent of the internet.
[15:59] Brooke asks Cory if the troubles that plague some corners of the internet are specific to Big Digital, rather than the economy at large—and how our legal systems enabled it all. Doctorow explains how the antitrust practices of the early 1900s went awry, and what exactly he means by “twiddling.”
[31:29] Cory and Brooke discuss possible solutions to save the world wide web. Among them: better enforcement of privacy laws, interoperability, and the ever elusive "right-to-exit." Plus, hear about the one industry that so far has been mostly immune to the forces of "enshittification."
Doctorow has no qualms about Ensh*ttifying other people's copyrighted work: https://flippistarchives.blogspot.com/2024/03/wanda-gag-day.html
ReplyDeleteI assume Wanda Gág's charming books would not be considered work-for-hire, in which case they would have entered the public domain both here and in Canada 70 years after her death in 1946. -- MP
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ReplyDeleteThe Tales from Grimm was published 1936.
ReplyDeleteAll works first published or released in the United States before January 1, 1929, have lost their copyright protection 95 years later, effective January 1, 2024. In the same manner, works published in 1929 will enter the public domain as of January 1, 2025, and this cycle will repeat until works published in 1977 enter the public domain on January 1, 2073. ~ Wikipedia
I'll do the math for you: 1936 + 95 = 2031
Doctorow's vulgarization of Gag’s work is bad enough, but he didn't even acknowledge it.
You're thinking of work for hire. That's where the 95 comes in. Almost certainly doesn't apply here. The relevant number in the case is 70 (and 1946)
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"Copyright protection generally lasts for 70 years after the death of the author. If the work was a "work for hire", then copyright persists for 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever is shorter. For works created before 1978, the copyright duration rules are complicated. However, works published before January 1, 1929 (other than sound recordings), have made their way into the public domain. All copyright terms run to the end of the calendar year in which they would otherwise expire.[45]
"For works published or registered before 1978, the maximum copyright duration is 95 years from the date of publication, if copyright was renewed during the 28th year following publication.[46] Copyright renewal has been automatic since the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992.
"For works created before 1978, but not published or registered before 1978, the standard §302 copyright duration of 70 years from the author's death also applies.["
It is perverse that Disney gets to hold on to its copyrights longer than actual creators, but that's why Disney lawyers get the big bucks.
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