I pulled that time frame out of my arse, so I should have been more clear in where that number came from.
but to make my thoughts a bit more clear, "just" life means that as soon as an "author" dies, all their works are immediately public domain, as you know. This would mean that estate owners would have no control over their (usually parent's) legacy. This would allow unscrupulous people (ie people with money) to muck up a legacy by assuming moral rights instantly at death. If a project is unsuitable, tough shit, your parent's legacy aint yours, get used to that Sherlock homes cypto currency.(extreme example)
25 years is enough for a legacy to be created, and a style to be continued, but not long enough for a work to be extinguished or strangled for all the money it's worth.
There are arguments for less, and more. But you also need to factor in that new works that contain old copyright, get a whole new time applied. for example casino royal the original will be public domain in ten years, but the daniel craig one wont.
but to make my thoughts a bit more clear, "just" life means that as soon as an "author" dies, all their works are immediately public domain, as you know. This would mean that estate owners would have no control over their (usually parent's) legacy. This would allow unscrupulous people (ie people with money) to muck up a legacy by assuming moral rights instantly at death. If a project is unsuitable, tough shit, your parent's legacy aint yours, get used to that Sherlock homes cypto currency.(extreme example)
25 years is enough for a legacy to be created, and a style to be continued, but not long enough for a work to be extinguished or strangled for all the money it's worth.
There are arguments for less, and more. But you also need to factor in that new works that contain old copyright, get a whole new time applied. for example casino royal the original will be public domain in ten years, but the daniel craig one wont.