tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post1744204377531855377..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Information FeudalismNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-10408112550898614462011-02-02T11:33:15.178-08:002011-02-02T11:33:15.178-08:00It feels like it would be a mildly bad thing if Mi...It feels like it would be a mildly bad thing if Mickey went into the public domain, but I don't think the bad consequences are substantial enough that they should shape our approach to the general issue.Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-7862361484970989232011-01-29T21:14:26.336-08:002011-01-29T21:14:26.336-08:00true. the old 28 years, renewable for another 28, ...true. the old 28 years, renewable for another 28, was more than enough. and yet i sympathize with disney, at least in the case of mickey mouse. why should he fall into the public domain even though he is still actively used by disney? it seems that perhaps we need a more supple and varied IP system, one that limits copyrights and takes a much harder look at patent applications, but that might expand trademark protection when a character like mickey becomes not a character but a symbol of any organization. the number should be limited, goodbye seven dwarfs, but i think it reasonable to afford some protection of major creations that morph into symbols of a creator's business.big bad wolfnoreply@blogger.com