Comment by iamnothere
15 hours ago
Yes, why not? As those rights are set by law, they can be changed by law.
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
Unlike freedom of speech, this right is intended to be limited in scope and duration. So let’s promote that progress! While we’re at it, we can reduce the length of copyright altogether.
Frankly this bill should be extended to cover similar situations in business and consumer software, etc. Abandonware has always been a legally murky area.
You’re confusing two things. It’s very different to change or reduce the IP protections companies have.
It’s entirely another to force them or restrict them from engaging in transactions between consenting parties that do not infringe on a third party.
Limits on protection could also be applied to the IP from the licensing company. They would know their potential exposure when signing the contract.
We live in a society. If they want their government protected IP rights then they have to follow the law.
If we want to talk about "consenting parties" well me decompiling your code and selling it to a 3rd party is consensus, and infringing on IP rights.
The fact that they weaponize the government against me sharing code is a handout given to a group that doesn't deserve it.