Re: FSF condemns partnership between Mozilla and Adobe to support Digital Restrictions Management
On 5/19/14, Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> wrote:
> On 19/05/14 20:43, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>>> > A more relevant request: how about an example of a digital (or any)
>>> > recording that was released _with_DRM_ for which the copyright has now
>>> > lapsed?
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_mouse_law
>
> Isn't that the reverse? Mickey Mouse, when first released was not
> subject to DRM, and copyright (due to the above law) has not lapsed.
Yes. Exactly. And the point being, the copyright moguls achieve
endless extensions due to their parliamentary $ influence, so there's
a good chance you will never get such an example as the one you ask
for - due to ever-increasing copyright extensions.
At least, in the good ole U.S of A.
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