wrote:
> Good Morning to All was written in 1893. In 1935 the Hill sisters sued
> for copyright (42
> years after the fact and it is not even clear that they wrote the new
> words to the song
> (Happy Birthday to You). The last Hill sister died in 1946. Whose
> creativity is being stunted
> when we use this song? Time Warner's? Their creative act seems to be
> buying something
> already made and cahing in on it (and lobbying to extend the copyright
> laws so they can
> cash in more). Happy Birthday to You will be covered by copyrigh5t laws
> until 2030 (unless
> Time Warner/MS/other big uncreative companies can get the copyright laws
> extended
> again. That's bullshit, and it is not doing anything to help creativity.
You're opposed to the length of the copyright. Pat was opposed to the idea
of copyright. Vast difference. I can only agree with you that the current
length of copyright (70 years after author's death) is much too long. I'd
like to see that changed.
- Andreas
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