A Copyright Nightmare 411
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Soulskill
from the what's-75-years-between-friends dept.
from the what's-75-years-between-friends dept.
New submitter forkfail writes "If further proof were needed that copyright law was out of control in the U.S., it can be found in the fact that it costs 10 dollars to view Martin Luther King's famous Dream Speech. You might think you could find it on YouTube or other public venues, given its importance in American history. But no — the rights are firmly locked away until 2038."
"I have a dream ......" (Score:5, Funny)
".......... in which, after my death my family do not prey on my legacy like bloodthirsty maniacs to make money ........"
apparently, that one just remained a dream ...
2038? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Part of a money conflict within the King family (Score:5, Funny)
I'm worried. I want to get copies of the Gettysburg Address and ,
Dear MightyMartian, due to your unapproved use of Mr. Shakespeare's title without financial remuneration, we have helpfully removed the title per Mr. Shakespeare's estate's request for you. As the Lincoln estate is not paying us an appropriate pound of flesh, we will allow the phrase "Gettysburg Address" to remain in your post without alteration.
Sincerely,
IP Overlords
Re: The workaround is simple. (Score:5, Funny)
Nyan King!
Re:Part of a money conflict within the King family (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The point of copyright is to expand public doma (Score:5, Funny)
1 million years is also a 'limited' time.
Re:"I have a dream ......" (Score:4, Funny)
Don't worry, they had the speech digitally remastered to replace that line with something about a walkie-talkie.
Re:"I have a dream ......" (Score:5, Funny)
apparently, that one just remained a dream ...
Don't worry, they had the speech digitally remastered to replace that line with something about a walkie-talkie.
Malcolm X shot first.
Re:Part of a money conflict within the King family (Score:5, Funny)
I'll mod it how I damn well please.
Which is "not at all" now that you've posted.