this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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Copyright was created to solve a real problem back then and definitely has merit.
However, the behemoth modern copyright has morphed into does need to be put to pasture; it no longer protects, but weponized by gatekeepers.
Back when copyright was created, it had a fixed term of 14 years.