What I'd like right away is even easier -- shorter copyright terms by default (maybe even the 1790 level), with positive actions required to extend them. Politically there is support from Disney, etc. to keep Mickey Mouse under de-facto perpetual copyright, but I don't really care about Mickey Mouse -- I want most of the books written, many now out of print, from much of the 20th century to be appearing in the public domain.
There was copyright renewal until 1992. It seems like a useful requirement. I'd support increasingly-onerous payments and renewal requirements -- maybe you get free copyright for 14-28 years, and then each year renewal after that costs an exponentially increasing amount of money.
There was copyright renewal until 1992. It seems like a useful requirement. I'd support increasingly-onerous payments and renewal requirements -- maybe you get free copyright for 14-28 years, and then each year renewal after that costs an exponentially increasing amount of money.