Hollywood Reporter: Not too long ago, intellectual property was one of those esoteric policy issues that evaded strong partisan divide. But with Hollywood money being widely seen as helping to propel Barack Obama to re-election, and with Republicans still examining how to win back voters, might that change?
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I find this to be an interesting article because I feel like the entertainment industry as well as major companies are always trying to get more money with copyright laws. For example I once heard that Disney still owned Mickey Mouse, even though the character is so old that it should be considered a part of public domain. However the company is able to continually renew the copyright agreement. Even though i think it is important to have the copyright laws because people should have the money they earn from their creativity, after a certain period of time the arts become stunted.
Copyright laws are one of the few aspects of politics I pay intense attention to, because I just can't figure them out. There must be some sort of happy medium between protecting artists and avoiding hassle once the creator is long gone and can no longer protect his own work. But where is that? There are so many copyright infringements happening every day, especially with music and movies, that how can we consider backing off on the copyright laws and making them more lax? It seems like we should instead be cracking down on piracy and making sure artists get their dues and are able to hold their claim on their own work. If Disney owns the rights to the Marvel superheroes, why should they have to pay for their use just because a magical number of years have passed?
If you go to the very bottom of the article there is a comment that says : "I would become a republican because all the things I disagree on with republicans nothing take precident over copyrights detrimental effects on our country."
Not that i think copyright isn't important, but i feel like there are more pressing issues politically. I feel like people's rights are a much bigger issue.
Oh wow. There's something else going on under this article.... Copyright reform is not at all in the best interest of the Republican party. Many of their major donors- large business- are terrified of copyright reform because it threatens the way they do business. So I'm very curious how this study made it through, and then why this reporting thinks it was the entertainment lobby that killed it. It wasn't. Every business in America was scared of this report.
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