The length of copyright expiry is fucking insane
I was thinking "oh hey, I should build a gopher site, I wonder what I should put in the misc. files section"
I thought, hey, episodes of the goon show would be nice
The Goon Show was broadcast between 1952 and 1960
You'd assume that they'd be out of copyright by now
No
They come out of copyright in 2083
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE YEARS after the last episode aired
@brokenfingers 100% actually, it's the death of the author +70 years for UK copyright
@troubleMoney fucking nonesense
@troubleMoney yep. The modern copyright system is a fuck.
Metropolis (1928, I think?) is still under copyright.
@troubleMoney thanks, Sonny Bono.
@troubleMoney Unless the Mickey Mouse rulings come into play. Disney keeps getting copyright duration increased.
@troubleMoney I'D SAY LIKE... 80% OF PEOPLE ON THAT SHOW ARE NOT ALIVE NOW.