r/countwithchickenlady • u/OnlySpeaksEliksni Streak: 1 • 7h ago

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I can't tell if the trend is to rage bait us or JK, but its certainly working on me.

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u/Rodya_gambler 6h ago

Does she still win money from HP things? Isn't the copyright kinda outdated yet? Idk, it always sounds weird that people oppose Harry Potter when it was written twenty years ago. Did she really not write anything in two decades? The whole topic is confusing, idk (I agree, tho)

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u/thebigbadben 6h ago

Copyright for a book character typically lasts until an additional 70 years after the author’s death.

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u/Rodya_gambler 6h ago

Oh, it's much longer thank thought. Maybe I'm used to videogame copyright laws or somth, but I kinda assumed it was a lot shorter.

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u/thebigbadben 6h ago

Video game copyright laws are similar, at least in the US and I think the EU

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u/Rodya_gambler 6h ago

Must be something I forgot, then. I'd swear I saw something with 20-30 years of copyright, but Idk (my memory is lacking)

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u/thebigbadben 6h ago

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Maybe you’re thinking of medical patents