openpolitics/manifesto — pull request #184 by frankieroberto (2014-05-08 21:03:40+00:00)
Title: Reduce copyright term to Life + 50 years and lobby worldwide for Life + 25 years

Reducing the length of copyright allows for more universal access to knowledge, as well enabling commercial activity around out-of-copyright works (e.g. printings, adaptations, etc).

Life + 50 years is achievable immediately without breaking the international Berne Convention.

Life + 25 years would, in my view, represent a fairer balance between allowing authors control of their work, and enabling wider access and use sooner after their death.

(Works by multiple authors such as films or anonymous authors might need separate provisions)