exercise of their power. But by and large, copyright is a good system
and shouldn't be dismissed without instating another system (such as a
patronage system) to meet the same needs.
How about reversing copyright to how it was in 1789 (or thereabouts)?
1. Copyrights must be applied for, giving the copyright office a) something to do, and b) the right to reject something as not original enough to be copyrighted. (Of course, the patent office can't do this, so, should we expect the copyright office to?) And the (c) notice must appear on all copyrighted works.
2. Copyrights are for 14 years.
3. Copyright extensions can be granted for 14 more years IF the creator is still alive when the first term expires.
4. All creations after at most 28 years become public domain.
If you wish to cover your work under these conditions, look into the "Founders License" over at Creative Commons.
--jeremy
Adam Peterson
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