[reactordev]

This. Copyright is a flawed system. There can be alternatives that allow more than 1 player to play and not create monopolies.

For example. I invent a new method of power washing. I start a power washing business using new tech. I file the tech for patent and copyright-equivalent use. This is then made available to other power wash companies that wish to use the tech and be certified in it so long as a small portion of their revenue goes back to the inventor for a set amount per volume, or something similar of a metric that has a cutoff after a point.

This will breed new industries, create new jobs, introduce new innovations, and allow the markets to move on from being strangled by one giant corporation.

[satvikpendem]

Isn't that just...patent licensing? But I agree that it should be a forced outcome so everyone can use it rather than waiting a ridiculous 20 years.