tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481955539683681800.post7360775423221380634..comments2015-02-24T18:28:19.391+01:00Comments on The Embedded Citizen: A New, Simple and Reasonable CopyrightHenrik Alexanderssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15234481146487869678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481955539683681800.post-16257001922908140862010-06-12T03:46:30.765+02:002010-06-12T03:46:30.765+02:00A problem if you don´t register from the beginning...A problem if you don´t register from the beginning is that after the initial (5 year?) copyright protection period - you can´t tell what works are free or not.<br /><br />And there is lots of works that the artists don´t want to copyright protect at all. This, of course, can be avoided by using creative commons. But shouldn´t it be the people who *want* protection that should be doing paperwork..?Henrik Alexanderssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234481146487869678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481955539683681800.post-81766814533871456792010-06-10T22:46:59.450+02:002010-06-10T22:46:59.450+02:00I think it would be an easier sell (and quite reas...I think it would be an easier sell (and quite reasonable) if you gave the first five years for free (without any registration requirement). This way you didn't completely throw out how copyright works in pretty much all countries today, but rather, reduced today's copyright to 5 years and then tagged on your extensions after that. Your proposal is also very similar to what Larry Lessig has been proposing through the years.Fredriknoreply@blogger.com