By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/10/2026We go over the legislative history of termination in the 1976 Act, noting that it was originally supposed to be *automatic* and kick in after just *20* years. 1283
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/10/2026If we want to make creative workers richer, changing the 35-year administrative right into an automatic 20-year termination right is a no-brainer amendment to copyright law. 1367
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/10/2026How did an automatic right that kicked in after 20 years turn into a right you have to apply for after 35 years? Simple: our bosses *hate* termination. How much do they hate it? 1292
