Robot F. Kennedy

Does the idea of copyright protect the interests of artists and creators? Does it add billions of dollars to the US economy every year? Or does it stifle expression, innovation, and economic growth? In this episode, we discuss the public domain, Google’s spiders, the capital of the Galactic Empire, the Statute of Anne, Jiminy Cricket, and Motown. This is Robot F. Kennedy. SHOW NOTES The Goodlatte Bill Hollywood-friendly copyright bill passes House of Representatives: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/27/15452668/copyright-selection-accountability-goodlatte-bill-passes-house Congress is trying to give even more power to Hollywood: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/3/15161522/mpaa-riaa-copyright-office-library-of-congress-dmca-infringement Copyright length in the United States https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html Star Wars / Hidden Fortress Comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8r0LhpMzk In 19th century Germany, “they had Kant, Mozart, and Goethe AT THE SAME TIME” The missing Enlighte