I think they matter more than ever. Today, content is king and being able to ham-string up-starts by effectively eliminating several generations worth of content is great for established business interests.
If copyrights were only good for 30 years, then it would be cheap to start streaming services for music and movies. There's tons of great movies and music that you could to bootstrap your operation. Movies like Back to the Future could be freely viewed on YouTube.
Public ___domain works are incredibly valuable. Which is exactly why our founding fathers put the management of such powers in the hands of the federal government.
If copyrights were only good for 30 years, then it would be cheap to start streaming services for music and movies. There's tons of great movies and music that you could to bootstrap your operation. Movies like Back to the Future could be freely viewed on YouTube.
Public ___domain works are incredibly valuable. Which is exactly why our founding fathers put the management of such powers in the hands of the federal government.