#Why copyrighted works should be remixable

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meager crane
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I personally would love to see copyrighted works be remixed, crossed over or used in films/parody works to be officially released, kind of like fanfiction, given that they credit the original creator. You can do this with parody, but the restrictions are immense in that circumstance. If it still credits the OG creator, and is therefore promoting their work, what are they losing with that? Art has always BEEN about remixing and taking people's ideas and doing something new with them. Hip hop heavily samples other songs and early fairy tales were transformed into Disney films for example. Why is it that this can only happen after 100 years?

It's sad that corporations only care about the money going to them and restrict any kind of free speech. I want to see a world with artistic freedom, where everyone is free to shape characters and stories in their own ways. Let me know what you think.

visual star
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Agreed. Art and stories have naturally been shown and told and retold for generations, since people huddled around fires and painted on cave walls; it is how we pass the stories on to the next generation and and how process and adapt it for themselves—again, naturally.
Disney has single-handedly obliterated the practice of new material entering the public domain for far too long. Ofc we should protect copyrighted works of art, but not indefinitely. I think the author’s lifetime is ample time for the work to live its original life, and then have it enter the public domain. I think that is a perfectly evolved version of the natural order and will be best for individual artists and corporations alike

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cosmic harness
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Just reversing some of the date extensions that have happened would do a lot of good. It's hard to believe that everything from the end of WWII and before isn't in the public domain by now. 1945 was 81 years ago, nearly everything produced was still black and white, rock and roll had yet to be coined as a term, less than 1% of US households had a television. That past is a foreign country to me.

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Classic country blues was seen as old fashioned by blues musicians in the sixties, even those who played it during the folk revival. Its big decade was the 1930's, and much of it remains under copyright.

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At least we're getting new stuff every year again. There was a decade or so when nothing expired.

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https://www.webpronews.com/public-domain-day-2026-betty-boop-nancy-drew-gershwin-works-go-free/

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Public Domain Day 2026: Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, Gershwin Works Go Free

Public Domain Day 2026 frees 1930 works like Betty Boop cartoons, Nancy Drew books, and Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm," plus 1925 sound recordings, enabling remixing and innovation in media, education, and tech. This boosts creative freedom amid copyright debates. Ultimately, it enriches shared cultural heritage and sparks new artistry.

cosmic harness
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You'd be 103 years old if you were eight in 1930 and finally you've lived long enough to legally freely record and distribute your version of the songs of your youth... it's absurd.

jovial axle
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I would be dared to make a KPDH parody using footage of the film

visual star
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# visual star No thanks to Disney

Without the copyright extension act, AKA the Mickey Mouse Protection Act, the public domain date would have passed on everything published in 1950 or before, rather than 1930.

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meager crane
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Fuckin' fun police they are.