I’m a serious supporter of property rights, Brian. And that means the right to leave our property as inheritance to our children. I’m still getting ASCAP royalties from my music of TV shows that aired a decade ago. Royalties can go on for decades. Not to mention the new shows & films that my publisher places after I die. My sons can continue with my music business. Like many children continue their parent's business. I have a letter explaining the business to them and what they have to do to keep it going. If it’s okay to leave my children my bank account, stocks, CD’s, etc. then my music is of equal monetary value. Same thing.

And why end with music. Thousands of books are being created by AI. Would you also advocate that writers like Stephen King’s work become public domain five years after he dies? That would mean any filmmaker can use his story lines (verbatim) for their films. Free of charge. This 5-year copy rights scheme could bleed into many other avenues. Scary prospect.

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Last edited by John Lawrence Schick; 02/01/25 08:45 PM.
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