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[โ€“] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 46 minutes ago (1 children)

I like the idea of having to pay a fee to retain copyright. And that fee doubles every year.

It starts off low but after a decade or two it becomes more economical to let the copyright lapse.

Patents should be scrapped completely.

[โ€“] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

Oh, I like that because it puts a ever increasing burden to use it or lose it. Once it is no longer profitable it goes back to public domain.

I find patents of dubious value to say the least. It is definitely the worst part of IP.