(c) 2011 by [fades]

[spottylogic]

So right now I'm doing lots and lots of work with copyright, permissions, et cetera. Most of the authors I'm trying to get reprint permissions for are quite dead

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[shockwave77598]

I personally think that copyrights should be for the lifetime of the artist, plus 25 years. That's it. Period. End of line

[spottylogic]

The corporations squatting on characters that they have no business "owning" is pretty odious, I'll grant. In an ideal world derivative and transformational permission would be easier to obtain. Disney's probably the most irritating example because they're such utter bastards on the "protecting the brand" front.

Feh. American copyright is such a weird mix of grays and absolutes. "Fair Use" isn't actually a right, but a vague defense that only holds water if you're not worth sueing--and there are so many clauses and conditions that the layperson (which most artists are) wouldn't be able to understand its application.

[texasfanboy]

Disney does not own Peter Pan. GOSH does