Michael K. Edwards wrote: > Josh Triplett <josh.trip@verizon.net> wrote: >>Andrew Suffield wrote: >> >>>Frankly, I think we were better off in the days when copyright had to >>>be explicitly claimed. >>> >>>Anybody who doesn't know enough to claim it obviously doesn't know >>>enough to license the damn thing properly either. That would cut out a >>>lot of the crap we see. >> >>I agree entirely. I also agree with the various proposals to revoke the >>copyright grant when the copyright holder ceases to care about it. > > Presumably this would result in a formula for copyright maintenance > similar to that now in place for trademark maintenance. Personally, I > would not like to see this happen. Neither would I. I'm not suggesting that you must "enforce" your copyrights in order to keep them; rather, I'm referring to various proposed fixes such as the Public Domain Enhancement Act, which would require a token fee (such as $1) after a certain amount of time, and expire the copyright if the fee is not paid. This would essentially require you to periodically renew your copyright registration. - Josh Triplett
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