Interestingly enough, if copyright terms had never been extended in the United States, HP and the Philosopher's Stone would be in the public domain this year. In another world, the fanfic authors could have had their cake and eaten it too and possibly reclaimed the brand.
YES! The absolute corruption of copyright in the US should be considered a crime, IMHO. What an amazing, creatively flourishing we could have had, if all the works that should be in the public domain actually were. 😞
Interestingly enough, if copyright terms had never been extended in the United States, HP and the Philosopher's Stone would be in the public domain this year. In another world, the fanfic authors could have had their cake and eaten it too and possibly reclaimed the brand.
YES! The absolute corruption of copyright in the US should be considered a crime, IMHO. What an amazing, creatively flourishing we could have had, if all the works that should be in the public domain actually were. 😞