Comment Comment by coldtea >I'd argue that by then all the money would have been madeNot by a long shot. They're still milking famous books, movies, songs, from 50 years back and more.But I'd argue that by 25 years all the money being made for the original owners should have been forced to stop. Similar as with patents.Once concern is when a creator isn't making money (e.g. from a book), and the work takes off after the 25 years (say, it becomes viral). parent coldtea 1 year ago
Not by a long shot. They're still milking famous books, movies, songs, from 50 years back and more.
But I'd argue that by 25 years all the money being made for the original owners should have been forced to stop. Similar as with patents.
Once concern is when a creator isn't making money (e.g. from a book), and the work takes off after the 25 years (say, it becomes viral).