Maybe copyright duration is too long. "It's a wonderful life" bombed during its initial release, and only became popular after its copyright expired, after which it was shown incessantly at Christmas. Even great art may not get popular without exposure at the right time. And you're never going to get exposure without people showing it, d…
Maybe copyright duration is too long. "It's a wonderful life" bombed during its initial release, and only became popular after its copyright expired, after which it was shown incessantly at Christmas. Even great art may not get popular without exposure at the right time. And you're never going to get exposure without people showing it, discussing it, even criticizing or mocking it. With such long copyright terms, most art are just going to be lost unless they are championed by some deep pocketed organization, whose ultimate motive is profit, not love of the art form. You may argue that most art deserves to be lost, but along with the dregs, some treasures will be lost.
Maybe copyright duration is too long. "It's a wonderful life" bombed during its initial release, and only became popular after its copyright expired, after which it was shown incessantly at Christmas. Even great art may not get popular without exposure at the right time. And you're never going to get exposure without people showing it, discussing it, even criticizing or mocking it. With such long copyright terms, most art are just going to be lost unless they are championed by some deep pocketed organization, whose ultimate motive is profit, not love of the art form. You may argue that most art deserves to be lost, but along with the dregs, some treasures will be lost.