Techdirt: We've seen the beginnings of a battle at major labels as artists are filing to reclaim the copyright to their recorded works. The magical 35-year mark triggered by Section 203 of the US Copyright Act arrived in 2013 for works created in 1978. Each passing year will bring with it another batch of recordings that artists can reclaim from their current and former labels.
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Copyright law is one of those things that everyone seems to agree is important and necessary, but that no one actually really likes that much, except for a small minority. Kind of like Brussels sprouts.
But in all seriousness, I find the topic very interesting because it's often quite complicated. This article is cool because we usually hear a lot about copyright issues with songs and movies, but I don't think I've ever heard about anything concerning video games. I don't think that copyright termination is something that video game companies should be too worried about, since the games are often created by "work made for hire" teams. I wonder if they have secret copyright battles that none of us hear about..?
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