[Embolalia]

Resolution 61

Quote: BELIEVING the people have a right to partake in their own culture

UNDERSTANDING that the primary purpose of copyright is to promote the creation of new works;

NOTING that it is very difficult to motivate people who have been dead for a quarter century;

PUZZLED why the World Assembly nonetheless insists upon this as the minimum term for copyright;

WORRIED that the World Assembly does not clearly and adequately protect the use of copyrighted works in the reporting of news and non-critical comment on the work in question;

CONCERNED that the wording of the resolution forces a system of guilt until proven innocence in the case of fair use, which runs contrary to the legal systems of many member nations;

WHOLEHEARTEDLY BELIEVING that, other than the aforementioned flaws, the resolution is well written and strikes a decent balance between the rights of the people and the promotion of creativity;

HOPING a similar resolution will be promptly passed, with the aforementioned flaws addressed;

The World Assembly hereby repeals Resolution #61, ?World Assembly Copyright Charter?.[/quote]

[Jade Tigers]

Sidh Ohn wholeheartedly approves of this

[Embolalia]

It seems this is pretty well supported. I've posted it on the NS forums.

[Bears Armed]

You don't think that knowing that even if you die the day after your book is published your family (or other designated heirs) will still get to enjoy the royalties from it for 25 years after that would be a motivation? If you make copyrights 'lifetime-only' instead then anybody who's seriously ill might feel a reduced motivation to write...