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Mexico to Abolish the Public Domain?

Posted by chrisd on from the formerly-free-country dept.

Anonymous Mexican Coward writes "The mexican congress is considering a revision of the copyright law. Among other changes the law will extend the term of copyright from life-plus-70 to life-plus-100, and at the end of that term, the mexican government has the right to charge royalties for works in the "public domain." Go Mexico! Check it out"

5 of 375 comments (clear)

  1. Go Mexico? by bobobobo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait I'm confused, isn't this a bad thing?

    1. Re:Go Mexico? by quantaman · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't know. I mean it couldn't possibly of been scarcasm or somthing like that, the poster must of just been a member of the *AA, yeah that must be it.

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      I stole this Sig
    2. Re:Go Mexico? by MrEd · · Score: 4, Funny
      n. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who
      doesn't get it.

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      (shamelessly cribbed from the Washington Post's Style Invitational)

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      Wah!

  2. Why? by Kelz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its not like there were any groundbreaking inventions coming out of mexico... besides maybe the double-sided bong?

  3. Re:Breaking news! by Ryan+Amos · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Mexico, politicians can be bought... but at least there we can afford it. :)