Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica; Why Mickey Mouse’s 1998 copyright extension probably won’t happen again
"Most of the public considered copyright to be a boring subject with
little relevance to their daily lives, so there was little grassroots
interest in the issue. Karjala hoped that professional associations of
librarians and historians—which had traditionally been important
advocates for the public interest on copyright issues—would help stop
the bill. But the legislation had so much momentum that these groups
decided to settle for minor changes to the legislation. So the bill
wound up passing without a significant fight.
The rise of the Internet has totally changed the political landscape
on copyright issues. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is much larger
than it was in 1998. Other groups, including Public Knowledge, didn't
even exist 20 years ago. Internet companies—especially Google—have
become powerful opponents of expanding copyright protections."
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Saturday, December 29, 2018
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