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Jaedos t1_j9eo7h4 wrote

Any time a company destroys IP for a tax write off, that IP should immediately become public domain.

Fuck this fake "loss" by willfully deleting shit.

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[deleted] t1_j9epgus wrote

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Jaedos t1_j9hjf0k wrote

Imagine if Disney decided to scorch earth "their" IPs so a mercenary CEO could get a bigger bonus. SEARS and Toys R Us at least had physical real estate to deal with. All some prick has to decide with IP is that, say, no one gives a shit about Marvel or Starwars anymore.

Pop! Gone. No more comic books, no more Jedis. Anything they get their hands on they burn and throw in the trash.

It's a fucking joke.

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efs120 t1_j9gvyhh wrote

Not public domain, it’s rights should immediately revert to the creators, who then get to do with it as they please.

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Jaedos t1_j9hirzk wrote

A lot of things were created by the companies themselves and/or the creators are dead. The reason there should be a public aspect is because it's public money that is back filling the write off. But ya, for things where the rights were bought from individuals or the studios of origin, something should be done to wrap them in.

Saddest fucking thing was the post where the creator of a cartoon found years of work and dozens of episodes just fucking gone all so some bastards could get a discount.

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efs120 t1_j9hj4bg wrote

I mean if the creators are dead, sure, but the vast majority of these shows being buried and written off for tax purposes are very recent and the creatives are very much alive. They should get the shows back before they enter the public domain.

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Jaedos t1_j9hjn3i wrote

Shared license in that case. Unless the creator wants to buy back the rights. Creator gets the primary commercial rights, but the public still has derivative rights. Seems like a good middle ground where tax payer money is involved.

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