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0 pointswaterlesscloud13y ago0 comments

I'm very much in favor of shorter copyright terms. 15 years is probably too short, but closing in on 100 is clearly too long.

However, we all know that that vast, vast majority of piracy is of newer works and isn't at all related to the fact that copyright lasts too long.

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guard-of-terra13y ago

But it is related to a fact that copyright holders prevent people from convenient access to content in order to squeeze more short-term profits.

For example, tomorrow I'm going to pirate Game Of Thrones S02E01 because there is no way to obtain it where I live: legally, in English, with subtitles, tomorrow. Mind you, many people would still pirate it anyway, but I'm ready to pay, let's say, 5$ if it was possible. And I might even reconsider my position on piracy. It's not so I'm going to pirate it and I feel no guilt because they've violated the contract: they provide content, I pay money.

The only way to fix the situation is legally force them to deliver. This way they lose some short term money, but they gain loyalty, crush piracy and win in the long term.

Same with music. Streaming services already eat at piracy; but not every musician is available on those. Same with books.

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