Copyright Issues

In 1978 the democrats, being lead by Jimmy Carter, changed the copyright laws. Many many books, movies, and other items would have come out of copyright today. But the Democratic President and Congress wanted to protect Hollywood and their buddies.

So now almost everything that has ever been done is now protected by copyright making the political class richer and their corporate overloads richer.

Now I have no problem in anyway with making the people who do the works richer and letting them prosper in their works. After all a new iphone accessories or a new book should benefit the author or singer or star. But not forever and ever and ever benefiting the company.

However, who is getting rich from the Narnia books? The book company.
Who is getting rich from Heinlien books? The book company.

I will not even discuss music.

It is time to return copyright laws to something that makes sense. If it is a property it needs to be taxed. Start at 40 years old and tax the profits. I mean this is what the president wants.