The true impact of shorter and longer copyright durations: from authors’ earnings to cultural creativity and diversity

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparison: focus of copyright conflicts

Notes: (1) The shadowed panels represent the main focus of the current conflictson copyright duration; (2) The polka dot panels represent the focus of this study.

Figure 1. Devolution of copyrights

Notes: (1) The direction of arrows shows the flow of the exerted rights; (2) The barred arrows show the constraints imposed by the general belief and the practice.

Figure 2. The actual earnings from a work under the current (or long) copyright duration

Notes: (1) For the sake of providing a clear illustration, Figure 2 does not represent exact time proportions. The length OS is very short since Period OS is only around six years at best (The Australian Productivity Commission 2016), whereas the length ST is much longer since it reflects more than 70 years (remaining lifespan of author after the end of a work’s commercial life plus 70 years pma); (2) A similar observation can be applied to Period TZ.

Figure 3. The expected earnings from works under a shortened copyright duration

Note: For the sake of providing a clear illustration, Figure 3 does not represent exact time proportions.

Australian Productivity Commission. 2016. “Intellectual Property Arrangements.” Inquiry Report, No. 78, December. Canberra: Productivity Commission.

 Google Scholar