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more about #intellectualproperty OsDavis: Wow, look at how evenly spread the voting was! Excellent poll, io9, maybe Best. Poll. Ever. Now if you'll excuse me, i'll be imagining an Earth on whi... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: I think we would have Dune sequels that dont suck. more » corpore-metal: I think if IP law was like that, things would change enormously and ways we simply don't expect. Probably a lot of good things would happen (Disney wo... more » Grand_Marquis: Realistically, not much would change in how things are done. The timetables would just get sped up. Hell, these days studios don't even wait twenty ... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Huhm. I do the worldbuilding because it's fun. more » ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: Moff's dream. The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny. . . IN THE CAGE! more » Rasselas: Cory Doctorow's head would explode from a galaxy-class orgasm. more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: I'd be making a lot less clever Tee-Shirts. more » 92BuickLeSabre: I had all three of those toys. Not sure why, but I did. Probably due to a confused Aunt I'd guess. more » -
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What Would SF Look Like If Copyright Only Lasted 20 Years?
In Paul Melko's Walls Of The Universe, our hero visits an alternate world where patents and copyrights only last a short time. What would happen to science fiction if this was true in our world? More »
