30.04.2015 - 06:40 [ Techdirt ]

UK Green Party Speculates On Idea To Shorten Copyright To 14 Years… Leading To Mass Freakout

Last week, the Green Party in the UK got a bunch of attention when someone noticed its „Policies for a Sustainable Society“ had put in a clause advocating for lessening copyright terms down to 14 years (which you may note is the same as it was originally in the Statute of Anne — as well as under the original US copyright law).