One of the main issues with the Copyright Law today is the length of the term until a piece of work falls into public domain: 70 years AFTER the death of the copyright holder.
Some claim that it is too long a term and that it hinders creative repurpose of older works.
Below is a fantastic video by Grey that explains the issue in a very simple and entertaining way:
This is a very interesting topic and can be seen from two points of view: the creators and the public’s. I personally believe that 70 is a good time, since it gives the copyright to the creators for his or hers lifetime which means they won’t get robbed out of what is rightfully theirs (credit and earning wise).
One of the issues with this term is that it’s 70 years AFTER THE DEATH of the author! Considering it used to be only 14 years of content creation, it’s extended way too much.
I understand that granting it until long after the author is dead may help their families, but it still way too long until it falls in to public domain and can be “reworked”.
That is true, but I was also thinking of the families and children of let say composers, who might inherit the rights for a piece of music. However maybe 70 years after death is a bit of an exaggeration